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India coronavirus dispatch: What are the prospects for a second wave?

Consequences of lifting lockdown, bridging the gulf with West Asia, and how job portals are up-grading to help laid-off staff-roundup of news in Indian publications on how India is handling Covid-19

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A doctor in PPE suit collects swab sample from people for COVID-19 testing at Primary Health Centre (PHC) Wazirabad, in Gurugram on Saturday.

Sarah Farooqui New Delhi
Lifting lockdown made it seem all is hunky-dory. We’re seeing the consequences now: The cap-ital city of India, New Delhi, seems to be heading towards becoming the coronavirus capital as well, as many people are saying. The number of cases in Delhi is much less than in Mumbai, but the rate of growth in this city has been high, given that the number of cases was much lower earlier. What exactly is happening in Delhi? What has caused the sudden increase in cases? What is the medical response? How is the infrastructure prepared to cope with it?