Lauren Frayer appears in the following:
Despite The Pandemic, India Sees A Drop In Mortality Under Lockdown
Monday, April 27, 2020
With more residents staying indoors, fewer Indians are dying from road and train accidents, leading to a drop in overall mortality. Crime is also down.
India's Lockdown Puts Strain On Call Centers
Friday, April 24, 2020
When India began the world's largest lockdown in March, it threw call centers into chaos as employees couldn't commute to work. Now millions are adapting to work from home, amid security challenges.
Blamed For Coronavirus Outbreak, Muslims In India Come Under Attack
Thursday, April 23, 2020
In India, Muslims have been accused of deliberately spreading the virus. Many say they have faced increased discrimination, harassment and attacks.
How Governments Around The World Are Reacting To The Economic Shutdown
Thursday, April 16, 2020
The U.S. government is spending over $2 trillion to help the nation overcome the coronavirus economic shutdown. NPR correspondents in India, Mexico and Germany relay what other governments are doing.
Hindu Nationalists Blame Muslims For India's COVID-19 Crisis
Thursday, April 16, 2020
After a Muslim missionary meeting in Delhi led to a COVID-19 outbreak in India, Hindu nationalists are blaming all Muslims for the virus. #coronajihad is trending and there are reports of mob attacks.
India Call Centers Scramble To Adapt To Working From Home
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
India call centers provide tech support to credit card companies, airlines and even police and fire departments in the United States. They too have had to adapt under coronavirus lockdown.
India Extends 'Total' Lockdown By Nearly 3 Weeks
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
In a televised address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Indians they must remain at home through May 3.
Indian Police Force Tourists Violating Lockdown To Write 'I Am Very Sorry' 500 Times
Monday, April 13, 2020
Violating India's strict lockdown can lead to a year in prison. Police in one Indian state instead made tourists write, "I did not follow the rules of lockdown. I am very sorry" 500 times.
After Reverse On Hydroxychloroquine Export Ban, India Says 'Only Meeting The Demand'
Thursday, April 09, 2020
After President Trump complained, India reversed its export ban on the anti-malaria drug, which Trump has touted as a coronavirus treatment. There's no clinical evidence it works against COVID-19.
India Reverses Export Ban On Hydroxycloroquine, Other Drugs Following Trump Pressure
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
After President Trump complained, India reversed its export ban on the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which the U.S. president touts as a coronavirus treatment.
Coronavirus Is Changing The Rituals Of Death For Many Religions
Tuesday, April 07, 2020
The virus is upending burial traditions across cultures, from the washing of the body of a loved one in Iraq to the gathering of mourners in Israel.
Global Roundtable: Coronavirus Crisis Upends Death Rituals
Monday, April 06, 2020
The elaborate funeral pyres of India, the seven-day mourning among Jews in Israel and the sacred body washing of Muslims in Iraq, are all important rituals of death now in disarray amid the pandemic.
1 Million Bangladeshi Garment Workers Lose Jobs Amid COVID-19 Economic Fallout
Friday, April 03, 2020
"Please don't give up on us," the president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association said in a YouTube plea addressed to global buyers. "Kindly do not let go of our hands."
Coronavirus Lockdown Sends Migrant Workers On A Long And Risky Trip Home
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Amid a 21-day lockdown to help control the spread of the coronavirus, millions of workers in India's cities have no income, no food — and so are heading back to their villages.
Migrant Workers In India Desperate After National Shutdown Leaves Them Stranded
Monday, March 30, 2020
Indian highways are lined with migrant laborers trying to walk hundreds of miles home to their villages. Left without work or transport, they're vulnerable to starvation — and coronavirus infection.
India Coronavirus Numbers Remain Low, But Dearth Of Hospital Facilities Causes Worry
Friday, March 27, 2020
India has fewer hospital beds and ventilators per capita than almost any other country. Rural hospitals lack basic sanitation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is promising $2 billion for health care.
India's Doctors Worry The Country Is Unprepared For A Coronavirus Surge
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Per capita, India has fewer hospital beds and ventilators than almost any country in the world. Medical professionals fear the government's promised $2 billion health care revamp will be too late.
Quarantined In India: No Soap, Dirty Toilets, Not Enough Coronavirus Tests
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Billions of Indians face a strict lockdown. Those in quarantine have their own set of concerns about unsafe conditions.
The Conditions Inside One Quarantine Facility In Delhi As India Declares Lockdown
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
A Indian woman in government quarantine near Delhi gives an audio tour of the facility — with 50 people to a room, and 3 toilets. India has declared a 21-day lockdown for coronavirus prevention.
India Under Lockdown To Fight Coronavirus
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces Tuesday, in a nationwide address, that he's putting the entire country on a 21-day lockdown in response to the coronavirus.