PARSAUL VILLAGE, India — An Indian former hospital worker with no medical education is running a small unlicensed clinic, tending to patients with breathing difficulties and checking their oxygen levels as they lie on cots on the mud floor.
India has been hard hit by a second wave of coronavirus infections which has overwhelmed its health system, even in big cities.
In the countryside, medical facilities are dilapidated and doctors and nurses are few on the ground, meaning many clinics are run by people who don’t have training.
The poor health infrastructure and lack of testing means many patients do not know if they are infected with COVID-19 or just have a cold.
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