India grapples second Covid wave

We get more accounts of the situation in India as the country battles a catastrophic wave of coronavirus infections and deaths. As well as hearing from our reporter in the capital Delhi, we hear from volunteers who are stepping up to help people who are trying to find oxygen and other treatments for their family members.

And Turkey has announced the strictest lockdown so far. We speak to our colleague from BBC Turkish to find out what’s behind the recent surge in Covid-19 deaths and infections.

Also our medical expert Dr Isaac Bogoch joins us from Toronto to explain some of today’s other coronavirus stories. You can ask Dr Bogoch a question via our WhatsApp number +447730 751925.

(Photo:A volunteer uses an oximeter to check the oxygen level of a woman in Ghaziabad, India, April 24, 2021. Credit: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui)