The explosion of new coronavirus cases and collapse of the medical system in India, accelerating since March, should not be seen as a faraway problem. The South Asian nation's plight offers many lessons for other countries.
Administrative roadblocks and overconfidence led to spike in cases

Health workers carry wood to prepare a funeral pyre for a COVID-19 victim during a mass cremation in New Delhi on April 26. © Reuters
The explosion of new coronavirus cases and collapse of the medical system in India, accelerating since March, should not be seen as a faraway problem. The South Asian nation's plight offers many lessons for other countries.