By this time, Covid-19 could neither be denied nor ignored. Horror stories had started to emerge from north Italy, the abode of the rich and famous. Cities like Milan, centre of big business, big money and high fashion, were turning into ghost towns, where doctors overwhelmed by the number of infected people were taking a call on which patient was worth their attention based on her immunity, letting others die; unattended, uncared for.

The government of India also woke up to the virus which was showing no regard for national boundaries. On March 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted an o