(Atul Loke/The New York Times) What’s the current situation, was there a catalyst that sparked the crisis, and how does it compare to previous outbreaks in other countries? Health workers doing contact tracing check the body temperature and blood oxygen level of a man in Mumbai, India. USIP’s Tamanna Salikuddin and Vikram Singh look at the origins of India’s second wave, its far-reaching consequences in the global fight against COVID and what the international community can and should do to help India weather the storm.
Meanwhile, Indian officials are warning the country’s health care system cannot keep up with the deluge of patients as supplies run thin, exposing India’s ailing health infrastructure. Since early March, official cases and deaths have skyrocketed, recently breaking world records on an almost daily basis. India’s second wave of COVID has quickly turned into one of the worst outbreaks in the world.
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