Medical workers take care of patients suffering from the coronavirus disease at the Intensive Care Unit of the Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, India, September 5, 2020. — Reuters pic
India has been adding 80,000 to 90,000 fresh infections each day since it started reporting the world’s highest daily rises from late August. The virus initially hit major metropolises including the financial hub Mumbai and national capital New Delhi, but has since spread to regional and rural areas where healthcare systems are fragile and patchy.
Anand Krishnan, a community medicine professor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, said the focus should be on treating people who contract the virus.“The only thing that we can do is take care of people who are ill — identify them faster and treat them better. And follow the social-distancing norms. Beyond that, I don’t think there is anything specific that can be done.”
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