India is the second most populated country in the world with the homeof more than 1.3
billion people. Being a developing country India is facing a uphill task in managing the
COVID-19 pandemic. In India still there are 90 crore people which resides in rural areas
which makes more than one third of our population with limited access to healthcare
facilities. COVID-19 pandemic is taking a stroll on both the patients a) COVID positive
patients requiring hospitalization b) Non-COVID patients requiring medical support which
ultimately delaying their treatment and worsening the condition. This paper focuses upon
the need for strengthening the current healthcare system along with opportunities which
came across while meeting the challenges
Key words: Covid-19, healthcare management, healthcare access, lockdown,hospital,rural, patients,
ethical challenges
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