India spends less than 2% of its gross domestic product on health care, but the quality of its health system is uneven in different regions. It’s considerably better in the southernmost states, particularly Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Kunal Shankar reports that even in those two states, the second wave of the coronavirus has begun to overwhelm health systems.
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