India is now third on the Johns Hopkins University tally of countries struggling with the novel coronavirus COVID-19, following the US and Brazil.<br />Far from flattening the curve, CNN reports India's number of cases are reaching for the stars.<br />First observed in 1857 by Florence Nightingale, India has struggled to provide basic public health services for its people.<br />On the Health Care Access and Quality Index, India trails its neighbors Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.<br />Trapped between the density of population and poverty and deficit of investment, data paints a damning picture of governance where it matters the most.<br />More and more Indians are choosing to secede to gated republics and invest in paid-for private solutions such as water delivery, air purifiers, and electricity inverters.
