India grapples with second wave of COVID-19
Udani Samarasekera
Abstract
India's devastating second wave of COVID-19 has overwhelmed its health system and the country. In several cities and states, oxygen supplies have been critical, hospitals have turned patients away, and crematoriums have run out of space. As of May 18, India had reported more than 26·4 million confirmed cases and over 274 000 deaths from COVID-19.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)GeographySpace (punctuation)Third waveSocioeconomicsEconomic growthMedicineVirologyOutbreakEconomicsPolitical economyComputer sciencePathologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Operating systemCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesHealthcare Systems and ReformsGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology