Covid in India

India's public health budget is among the lowest in the world

At least 7,250 such cases have been found across the country as of May 19

The South Asian nation's total caseload now stands at 23.7 million

People are scared and huddled in their homes with fever and cough, symptoms are all of Covid-19

At the same time, many countries are shutting their borders to travellers from India

India has an official tally of 17.64 million infections, experts believe real number runs higher

India has called on its armed forces to help tackle the devastating crisis

India battles second wave of infections, especially in the economically significant state of Maharashtra

Deaths rose by 794 to a total of 168,436, health ministry data showed

Deaths rose by 630 - the most in four days - to 166,177