A woman seeking medical oxygen is assisted as she arrives at a Gurdwara in New Delhi. (Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- The snaking queue outside Maasaheb Meenatai Thackeray Hospital terrified Mariselvan Thevar. More than 200 people were in line, sagging in the heat as they coughed and wheezed. Some had come hoping to find a dose of coronavirus vaccine, which remains a scarce commodity in India. Others were trying to get their hands on medication, a bed, oxygen—anything.