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Why does India have so many Covid-19 deaths?

Why did India suffer so heavily during the Covid-19 pandemic? This entry maps the explanations — reopening too soon, dense population, insufficient testing, a herd-immunity approach, and widespread denialism and conspiracy theories.

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India has opened up too soon

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India is densely populated

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India is not testing enough for Covid-19

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India took the herd-immunity approach

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There was a lot of denialism and conspiracy theories about Coronavirus in India