Covid-19: BBC journalists recall horrors of India's lockdown five years on

BBC reporters reflect on their experiences covering the pandemic while living through it.

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India's already fragile healthcare system collapsed under the pandemic's weight.

The WHO estimated over 4.7 million Covid deaths in India - nearly 10 times the official count - but the government rejected the figure, citing flaws in the methodology.

Five years later, BBC India journalists reflect on their experiences recounting how, at times, they became part of the story they were covering.

Soutik Biswas, BBC News

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