NEW DELHI : As the coronavirus pandemic spreads its footprint across India, the rural health infrastructure is increasingly coming under scrutiny in the backdrop of the largest internal migration of modern times.
Coronavirus started gradually expanding to rural areas soon after India declared the presence of covid-19 in the country in January.
The situation has been exacerbated with the reverse migration and a shortfall of healthcare services and doctors in the rural areas. “They may be carrying corona virus infection inside your nose and throat and they may increase the spread they have travelled through heavily crowded buses, trains or vehicles," said Dr.