'Over 75 yrs...': Amid Covid crisis, govt points at past lapses on healthcare

Published on May 05, 2021 10:11 pm IST

India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar commented on the pressure on India's healthcare system amid the second, and worst yet, wave of Covid-19 infections. The minister said that over the past 75 years, India had under-invested in the healthcare system. The country is witnessing an acute shortage of medical oxygen and key medicines even as Covid cases rise sharply. Watch the full video for more.

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