Coronavirus: India passes 200,000 deaths

After the official number of dead from Covid-19 went beyond 200,000 in India, we'll put the figures into context and examine how accurate they really are. Our regular coronavirus expert, Dr Maria Sundaram, will answer your questions on the reasons behind the surge in cases and how it could have an impact on the rest of the world.

We’ll hear the conversations of Indian families, including those which extend into the diaspora around the world. We’ll listen in to a doctor in Mumbai speak to his cousin in another city previously hard hit by Covid-19: New York. We’ll also find out what’s happening in family WhatsApp groups, including the difficult conversations on politics and misinformation.

BBC journalists in India are covering this story while also dealing with the impact on their own relatives and friends. We’ll bring together three of them to talk about their own experiences.

Picture: The husband of Nanduba Chavda adjusts his wife's oxygen mask as they wait in a car to enter a COVID-19 hospital for treatment in Ahmedabad (Reuters / Amit Dave)