As India's Covid-19 cases rise, docs 'scared like the patients, exhausted'

Hospitals in Delhi are under additional pressure as patients from other states travel into the city to seek better healthcare

Doctors at one of the largest private Covid-19 facilities in Delhi say they are exhausted and facing staff shortages after nearly six months of relentless work.

India’s total cases of the novel coronavirus crossed 4.2 million on Monday, overtaking Brazil as the second worst-hit country after the United States.

The central government has given states more freedom to reopen their economies after a 3-month shutdown that saw unemployment surge and growth contract by a quarter.

After dipping under 1,000 cases per day in the summer, New Delhi is now reporting more than 3,000 per day as the city opens up,