We take a closer look at what has become the centre of the COVID crisis. In the past 24 hours more than 386,000 new cases have been reported in India and there are fears the actual numbers are far higher. Jeremy Fernandez is joined by an Indian Australian woman stranded in India and desperate to return home and by the founder of the community news outlet India Link, plus we cross to our ABC reporter in Delhi.

The impact of the COVID pandemic on the 2021 Olympic Games and how it has disrupted preparations. Plus we talk to a stranded Australian who has tested positive for the virus and been kicked off the repatriation flight home.