Examining the impact of COVID-19 on the world's fastest-growing population.
With cases of COVID-19 climbing by the tens of thousands week after week, India has seen a surge of infections during its blistering monsoon season.
The influx of COVID-19 has seen the country’s medical infrastructure be put to the test, while bringing the developing economy of the world’s fastest-growing population to a halt. This economic slowdown has seen citizens of all classes fear for their livelihoods while revealing deep divides in the country’s centuries old caste system.
‘Surging: 24 Hours in New Delhi’ takes viewers to India’s capital to reveal how COVID-19 is impacting the city’s different social classes while underlining challenges preventing doctors and police officers from containing the pandemic.