My stories have been about other things--HIV+, organ failure, cancer, the elderly, blood drying up in banks, mental healthcare--so we spoke. Typically, doctors in BJP-ruled states have requested anonymity if quoted.
In Bengal, in particular >>
But I saw data censorship everywhere. That is why the introduction conversations were so similar across states: 'No covid talk. Other things are fine.' >>
"A study in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine + Hygiene found that India under-reported dengue by a factor of 282 times, compared to other countries that under-report 10-30 times the actual number. >>
Satyajit Ray even made a film on this -- Ganashatru -- hiding disease, and cloaking it with religion.
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My thread of stories over the past four weeks ~ four print stories, and two video segments. Full thread ⬇️