Health
Covid: ‘Entire families in hospital after coronavirus surge’ – BBC News
India’s capital is quickly turning into an epicentre, spurred by a winter wave of infections.
Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent
image captionDelhi’s total case count has exceeded 500,000
On 14 October, Farah Husain, a critical care specialist in Delhi’s largest Covid-19 hospital, heaved a sigh of relief.
“After a gruelling four months for healthcare workers in dedicated Covid hospitals, India records lowest daily rise in new cases,” she tweeted.
Barely a month later, Dr Husain sounds wistful. “I really thought we were past it. Now we are facing the intensity of a winter surge of coronavirus,”…
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