{"id":161294,"date":"2022-01-12T21:02:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T15:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=161294"},"modified":"2022-01-12T21:02:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T15:32:30","slug":"answered-upsc-mains-2021-gs-paper-4-case-study-1q-no-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-upsc-mains-2021-gs-paper-4-case-study-1q-no-10\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] UPSC Mains 2021 GS Paper 4 \u2013 Case Study 1(Q. No. 10)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Coronavirus disease (COVID 19) pandemic has quickly spread to various countries. As on May 8th\u00a02020,\u00a0in\u00a0India 56342 cases of corona had been reported. India with population of more than 1.35 billion had difficulty in controlling the transmission of Coronavirus among its population. Multiple strategies became necessary to handle this outbreak. The ministry of health an<\/span>d family welfare of India raised awareness about this outbreak and to take all necessary actions to control the spread of Covid 19. Indian Govt. implemented a\u00a055-day\u00a0lockdown throughout the country to reduce the transmission of virus. Schools and colleges had shifted to alternative mode of teaching-learning-evaluation and certification. Online mode became popular during these days<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

India was not prepared for the sudden onslaught of such a crisis due to limited in terms of human resource, money and other facilities needed for taking care of this situation. This disease did not spare anybody irrespective of caste,\u00a0creed ,religion\u00a0on the one hand have and have not on the other. Deficiencies in hospital beds, Oxygen cylinders, ambulances, hospital staff and crematorium were the most crucial aspects<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You are a hospital administrator in a public hospital at the time when Coronavirus had attacked large number of people and patients were pouring into hospital day in and day out<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n