In occupied Kashmir, the healthcare professionals fear that the territory may become a new epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic as coronavirus cases surge in India.

According to KMS reports, the occupied territory is having one of the most unprepared and understaffed public health system.

The territory has recorded 380 coronavirus cases but this number is thought to be a gross underestimation.

Report said that there is shortage of N95 masks and personal protective equipment kits.

There are only 215 ventilators for a population of approximately 13 million people and doctors say there have long been supply-chain problems.