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“India is seeing a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases and the number of deaths due to coronavirus. Over 19 million COVID-19 positive cases have been reported since the start of the pandemic, of which over 2 lakh people have died. And the virus has been rampant and spared none, including the fourth pillar of democracy, the media, as over 150 journalists in the country have died due to COVID-19. Also read | Lost lives, including doctor, due to oxygen shortage: Delhi’s Batra Hospital tells HC. u00a0. April 2021 was the worst period for journalists in India in the pandemic as 52 deaths of journalists were reported in the month. Media channels and organisations have been working continually since the beginning of the pandemic in the country to collect and verify the right information about the rapidly varying virus and the statistics that come with it, be it for the number of cases or deaths. Following the latest discovery, which was the double mutant strain of the virus, India prepares to fight against the second wave of the pandemic.u00a0. Also read | No pandemic end in sight with raging outbreaks in India, Brazil. #covid19 #Media #journalistu00a0.”