The second wave of COVID-19 has hit India hard. With daily new infection rates of more than 300,000, hospitals are completely overrun, the country’s oxygen supply is in peril and there are fears the real death toll is much greater than reported.

Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire speaks with world editor Michelle Griffin about the devastating impact of this second wave for India, and the far reaching consequences for the reopening of the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world.

The second wave of COVID-19 has hit India hard. With daily new infection rates of more than 300,000, hospitals are completely overrun, the country&rsquo;s oxygen supply is in peril and there are fears the real death toll is much greater than reported.
Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire speaks with world editor Michelle Griffin about the devastating impact of this second wave for India, and the far reaching consequences for the reopening of the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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