Hyderabad, April 26 -- Amir Ullah Khan

The tragedy around COVID continues relentlessly. Daily numbers have crossed 3.5 lakh infections and nearly 3000 people dead. India now has one in 7 active cases worldwide, contributing to nearly 15% of the disease burden. The bad news is that these numbers are on the rise and are estimated to keep going up for at least two weeks, if not longer. Karnataka has announced a lockdown, while most cities are under night curfew in any case. Hospitals are stretched beyond capacity and unable to handle this rush, particularly in Delhi and in UP.

The only silver lining comes from Mumbai, where the daily case load has been declining for a few days now. Orissa, Kashmir, Assam and Himachal are not seeing huge in...