As the media whips up hysteria over India, it’s more important than ever for us to see Covid in proportion: The British media, keen to show us cremations but reluctant to show us context, seems to decide what concerns people. It also decides what the public doesn’t know about that perhaps they should know about. This is proven by the simple fact that Hungary, not India, currently has the highest Covid19 death rate globally, yet there is no floundering panic or particular concern about Hungary on the airwaves.
