Gujarat is considered to have one the best healthcare infrastructure in India, yet it has been reporting the highest infection and death rates in the country due to coronavirus. Despite the development model appreciation, Gujarat ranks second, after Maharashtra. When these numbers are put in the context of the population, the results are tragic. This is the same health infrastructure that could manage swine flu, ebola, and other viruses. Gujarat is at its lowest with just 1,930 testings per million and has the highest death rate which is at 6%. The testing as of 3rd May was 5,944 while on 13th May it drastically dropped to 2,412. Refuting some media reports suggesting that a lesser number of tests are being done to project a rosy picture

Author-Shlok Talati