By Priyal Vijayvargiya
The first COVID-19 case in India was detected on January 30, the same day that WHO declared it a public health emergency of international concern. Around 10 million cases have been recorded in the country since then with around 150000 casualties. While the crisis has shaken the entire world, the situation has been particularly challenging for India and the struggles have shone a spotlight on the inadequate public healthcare system in India. It has shown how you don’t need an epidemic, however predictable, for the public health system to collapse. It is a matter of routine that patients share beds and doctors are overworked.