Infections in India now total over 3.5 million, rising from two million in just over three weeks - the third-highest number of coronavirus infections in the world. The disease is rampant in rural India, where people often have to rely on the most basic health facilities. So, I headed out to one of the country's most poverty-stricken regions – Bihar state in eastern India. We carried full personal protection suits, masks, goggles and sanitisers – which was far more than hospital staff I encountered had. When we saw him, he was making the rounds with armed guards to try to enforce rules in the hospital.

Source: bd News24 September 02, 2020 02:26 UTC