In this episode of NL Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, and Mehraj D Lone are joined by data journalist Rukmini S.
Abhinandan begins by bringing up Rukmini’s piece in The Print where she wrote that India could see up to 30,000 #COVID19 deaths by May. “Even with significant intervention, there will be not an ending, but a reduction [in cases],” Rukmini says.
Discussing how the 21-day #nationwidelockdown was imposed by #NarendraModi to enforce social distancing, both Raman and Mehraj think India won't be able to handle that many patients. Mehraj asks what measures exist for the homeless, and those dependent on daily wages. Manisha says she was stunned by Modi’s decision and the manner in which he communicated it to the public. “Someone who supposedly was a chaiwallah, who rose from nowhere, is so out of touch with how Indians live.”
Full episode: https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/03/28/hafta-269-indias-lockdown-the-role-of-journalists-during-a-crisis-police-brutality-and-more
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