Raghuram Rajan explains why Covid 2nd wave took India by surprise

As India faces the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world during the second wave of infections in the country, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan lists reasons that took the country by surprise. Here is all you need to know.

The second Covid-19 wave in India has proved far deadlier than the first wave as cases and deaths continue to increase at an unprecedented pace. On Tuesday, India reported over 3.5 lakh cases and over 3,400 deaths. The country has been reporting over 3 lakh daily cases for 13 straight days. In comparison, India had not reported even 1 lakh daily cases during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020. A shortage of key healthcare equipment, medical oxygen, hospital beds and drugs have made the situation worse during the second wave and experts are worried about the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in the country.