In this clip, an Indian physician is treating a COVID-19 patient in the city of Prayagraj, India. The man struggles to breathe.

On May 1, the country recorded over 400,000 daily infections for the first time.

Hospitals are full and lack oxygen.

Only two percent of the population has been fully vaccinated.

According to 2019/20 government data, there is only one doctor per 1,456 people in the country.

In 2018, India's spending on healthcare was 1.28 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). By comparison, in the US it was 17 percent.

This footage was filmed and produced 2 May 2021.
As the coronavirus situation worses in India, hospitals are full and lacking oxygen while only two percent of the population has been fully vaccinated.
In 2018, India's spending on healthcare was 1.28% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). By comparison, in the US it was 17%.
From numbers published by the Indian government in 2019-20, there is one doctor per 1,456 people in the country.
This underinvestment in public healthcare is a long-running issue. Successive governments have not made it a priority.
In smaller cities, towns and rural areas, the situation is particularly bad. Hospitals have inadequate equipment and staff. In some parts of the country, people have to travel miles to get to any kind of medical services.
Footage shows a physician taking care of covid patient at a hospital in Prayagraj.