During peak COVID-19 transmission, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) increased bed capacity by constructing jumbo field hospitals and requiring private hospitals to set aside some of their beds for COVID patients
Since the start of the pandemic in India, there have been several instances where patients’ health data has been breached such as the accidental leak of Covid-19 data on Delhi government portals in January.
A regulatory framework, therefore, must carefully balance the gains from e-commerce’s efficiency and the need to protect consumers and prevent market distortions.