The Times podcast: COVID-19 cautionary tales from India and Brazil
Relatives and municipal workers in protective suits bury the body of a person who died from COVID-19 in Gauhati, India.
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Together, Brazil and India now have half the COVID-19 cases in the world. We speak to L.A. Times foreign correspondents David Pierson and Kate Linthicum about what the plight of these global powerhouses suggests about the spread of coronavirus around the world.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times Asia correspondent David Pierson and Latin America correspondent Kate Linthicum
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As daily COVID-19 deaths soar, the worst may lie ahead for Brazil
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