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THE PARADOX OF POVERTY- BANE OR BOON

The title of this blog might make you think if I’ve lost my mind or something. I don’t blame anyone as I’d have thought similarly If I’d come across a title like this. After all, anything that deprives a human being of a dignified life can be a bane only but if we look at figures related to the spread of COVID-19 in India, we might have to think about this notion once again. No doubts, people living at the bottom of the pyramid have always been more prone to diseases like Covid-19. They are the ones who are supposed to be the worst hit and due to the poor healthcare system in our country fatalities amongst the poor are always expected to be high. As per the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family welfare, the current count of active COVID-19 patients in India stands at 49219, Around 26234 recovered in the due course and 2549 deaths have been recorded. If we look at the state-wise figures, as on the 14th.May, Maharashtra has the highest no. of cases (25922 cases) followed