Why is Mumbai handling its second wave better than Delhi?
Credit a sensible administrative structure, decentralisation and data-driven planning
WHEN THE world sees images of India’s covid-19 crisis, it is through the eyes of the citizens of Delhi. That is not just because most foreign correspondents and photographers live—and are stuck—there. The capital’s caseload has been among the highest and deadliest of any city in the country. On May 3rd alone, 448 deaths were reported and untold numbers died unrecorded. One in every four tests is coming back positive, typical of an outbreak that is out of control.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Urbs prima in Indis”
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