Worried About India Becoming Global COVID-19 Hotspot: Top US Doctor

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Dr Ashish K Jha, Director of Harvard Global Health Institute, tells NDTV that he is very worried after seeing how coronavirus cases are increasing in India and hopes measures are taken to prevent the country from becoming the global hotspot. He says looking at the recovery rate is not a useful number as most people are expected to recover from the disease. He also says he doesn't understand the utility of weekend lockdowns being tried in Uttar Pradesh

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