Coronavirus: Has pandemic fatigue taken hold in India?
By DW
10 November 2020 |
12:18 pm
People in India are increasingly lowering their guard during the ongoing festival season, despite the high risk of contracting COVID-19. Many restrictions have been lifted, but the pandemic is far from over.
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