Doctors at one of the largest private Covid-19 facilities in the Indian capital say they are exhausted and facing staff shortages after nearly six months of relentless work.
India’s total cases of the novel coronavirus crossed 4.2 million on Monday, overtaking Brazil as the second worst-hit country after the United States.
The federal government led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given states more freedom to reopen their economies after a three-month shutdown that saw unemployment surge and growth contract by a quarter.
After dipping under 1,000 cases per day in the summer, New Delhi is now reporting more than 3,000 per day as the city opens up, including restarting its metro system on Monday for the first time since March.
Hospitals in the capital are under additional pressure as patients from other states travel into the city to seek better healthcare.
Data from the Indian Medical Association (IMA), that represents 350,000 doctors across the country, shows almost 200 doctors have died from the coronavirus.❐
