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Variant, but despite urging caution, the national government has yet to announce any restrictions on large public gatherings. as cases rise, only 41% of india's population is fully vaccinated against covid-19. as the nation's political parties come out to campaign, public health officials are sounding the alarm. >> translator: if india observes the same pattern as the u.k. and if we compare the population of both countries 80,000 cases in u.k. would mean around 1.4 million daily cases in india. >> reporter: they worry the election cycle could fuel a fresh wave of new infections. >> translator:...