LA TIMES: India’s social inequalities are reflected in coronavirus care

Pratik Chakrabarti, FRHistS

Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM)

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“Epidemics usually are good mirrors of society and country,” said Pratik Chakrabarti, a history of science professor at the University of Manchester, adding that this one “has exposed how precarious people’s lives are” in India.

Period	25 Jun 2020

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Title	India’s social inequalities are reflected in coronavirus care
Media name/outlet	LA Times
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United States
Date	25/06/20
Description	“Epidemics usually are good mirrors of society and country,” said Pratik Chakrabarti, a history of science professor at the University of Manchester, adding that this one “has exposed how precarious people’s lives are” in India.
URL	https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-06-26/indias-social-inequalities-reflected-in-coronavirus-care
Persons	Pratik Chakrabarti

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COVID-19
coronavirus
India