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Covid-19 opportunity for India to speed up Ayushman Bharat, says WHO chief

After India, Pakistan is the worst affected in South Asia with 89,249 Covid-19 cases, and 1,935 fatalities

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Photo: Twitter/ DrTedros
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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Photo: Twitter/ DrTedros

BS Web TeamAgencies Geneva
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, which has presented challenges for several nations, could be an opportunity for India to speed up the health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, especially with a focus on primary healthcare, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief cautioned against risks of an explosion of the coronavirus cases at an alarming rate in the densely-populated South Asia. 

Ghebreyesus was responding to a question on the Covid-19 situation in India, where the number of coronavirus cases are increasing rapidly.

India went past Italy on Friday to become the sixth worst-hit nation by

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