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India's poor grow even more desperate amid pandemic economy

India ranks second only to the U.S. in total COVID-19 cases. Although there has been a decline in infections recently, officials worry the onset of winter could bring new surges. Another concern is the economy, the world’s fifth largest, which has yet to show any signs of recovery -- compounding the suffering of millions of the poorest residents. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

India's poor grow even more desperate amid pandemic economy

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