One measure is the change in gross domestic product (GDP). The pandemic chipped away 7.3 per cent of India's real GDP in 2020-21
India had 1.16 million doctors, of whom only 80 per cent, or 0.9 million, were working, the health ministry told Parliament in late 2019
A reliable ambulance service is often a luxury in the subcontinent, and it has been so for some time
A BS analysis shows that a crisis leads to a higher demand for money, which is complemented by an increase in currency in circulation