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:Total cases: 878,000
Deaths: 23,000
:Total cases: 252,000
Deaths: 5,266
Why the difference?
It boils down to India's mismanaged and unplanned lockdown. The internal displacement triggered subsequently was the reason coronavirus spread in India at an alarming pace.
& have similar pop demographics, epidemic timelines, levels of healthcare expenditure to GDP, climates & contact rates.
How an epidemic proceeds depends heavily on interventions introduced by governments
The informal economy accounts for more than 50% of India's workforce
Due to covid19 lockdowns, more than 40 mil people made jobless overnight were forced to return to their villages. This triggered an unprecedented mass exodus.
Many were locked down in overrun govt facilities, with few shared toilets, for weeks in India’s coronavirus hot spots.
Many were locked down in overrun govt facilities, with few shared toilets, for weeks in India’s coronavirus hot spots.
Millions were crowded into limited public transport facilities. Millions were forced to walk.
Being cramped in closed conditions would have lead to increased covid19 transmission. Mass migration would have accelerated spread of virus throughout India, triggering local outbreaks.
Being cramped in closed conditions would have lead to increased covid19 transmission. Mass migration would have accelerated spread of virus throughout India, triggering local outbreaks.
Many would have carried the disease home to villages, where they probably reside with elderly or sick family members.
Destination states were not prepared to deal with this unexpected rise in cases & it was underresourced public hospitals that bore the brunt of the pandemic.
Destination states were not prepared to deal with this unexpected rise in cases & it was underresourced public hospitals that bore the brunt of the pandemic.
As we stand now, most Indian states have apparently abandoned contact tracing as the number of cases rises https://scroll.in/article/967223/covid-19-as-cases-surge-in-india-most-states-abandon-contact-tracing
The reverse migration of thousands of workers from cities and towns to villages led to an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases, says director general of Indian Council of Medical Research 
he also noted poor people were affected the most by COVID19 https://theprint.in/health/reverse-migration-of-workers-led-to-an-increase-in-number-of-covid-cases-says-icmr-chief/459963/?amp
he also noted poor people were affected the most by COVID19 https://theprint.in/health/reverse-migration-of-workers-led-to-an-increase-in-number-of-covid-cases-says-icmr-chief/459963/?amp
