India Coronavirus Dispatch: Health care disruption worse than estimated

Ahmedabad's OPD vans, healthcare disruptions and flu season amid Covid-19-- a roundup of news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

State of reforms: States, hit by the coronavirus pandemic, have enacted a slew of reforms over a relatively short period of time. These range from shifting focus to green economic recovery, laws concerning migrant labourers to providing relief over electricity payments. The pandemic added to the fiscal burden of states which then introduced reforms to inspire investor confidence. Disbursing relief packages to MSMEs is one example of proactive state-level response. Wide-ranging labour law reforms  were also brought in by some. However, this momentum can be sustained only with the Centre’s backing. The states will need to engage with the Modi