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Buckling under coronavirus, India’s health infrastructure is at a breaking point presently Family members mourn after a COVID patient is declared dead outside the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital in New Delhi, India Image Credit: Reuters
I woke up this morning with death knocking at my door. Alas, the second surge of the Covid-19 pandemic has finally struck the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), where I am Director. Our Accounts Assistant, Ramesh Chand, passed away at the Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital at 2:31am. He was close to 59. Next year, he would have retired after serving the Institute for over 30 years.