The four states that are the worst hit by the pandemic in India have been forced to consider out-of-the-box options as they find themselves struggling to cope with a surge in patients needing ever more doctors, nurses and paramedics Rapidly rising covid-19 cases have stretched India’s frayed healthcare system, prompting government health authorities to turn to the private sector or even other states.

The four states that are the worst hit by the pandemic in India—Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Delhi —have been forced to consider out-of-the-box options as they find themselves struggling to cope with a surge in patients needing ever more doctors, nurses and paramedics.

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