As Covid-19 strikes rural southern Rajasthan, a shortage of medical staff hampers battle
In addition, inadequate testing and infrastructure treatment is a problem. A healthworker in southern Rajasthan. | Basic HealthCare Services
Since March, a second Covid-19 wave, driven by a more infectious variant of the coronavirus, has led to an unprecedented crisis in India. With over 25 million cases and over 2.78 lakh reported deaths, India’s healthcare infrastructure is proving inadequate. Medical personnel are overworked and overwhelmed, medicines and oxygen cylinders are scarce, crematoriums and cemeteries have been running out of space for funerals.
While urban India struggles, another worrying development has begun to unfold: Covid-19 has now spread in rural areas.