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A man is tested for Covid-19 at a clinic in Bhopal, India. India has the second-highest tally of confirmed cases in the world. EPA
A man is tested for Covid-19 at a clinic in Bhopal, India. India has the second-highest tally of confirmed cases in the world. EPA
Coronavirus stigma leaves India's elderly suffering alone
Older people who contracted the virus are being abandoned by relatives too afraid or unable to care for them
Taniya Dutta
December 01, 2020