A patient suffering from diabetes lies on a hospital bed as his family look after him on the emergency ward of Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India, July 26, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "GLOBAL COVID-19" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A laboratory technician works during a demonstration for Reuters, revealing part of a technology by Betalin Therapeutics, who say they developed an artificial biological pancreas that can be implanted in diabetics and render daily insulin injections unnecessary, at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, in Jerusalem September 14, 2020. Picture taken September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

A laboratory technician works during a demonstration for Reuters, revealing part of a technology by Betalin Therapeutics, who say they developed an artificial biological pancreas that can be implanted in diabetics and render daily insulin injections unnecessary, at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, in Jerusalem September 14, 2020. Picture taken September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

A laboratory technician works during a demonstration for Reuters, revealing part of a technology by Betalin Therapeutics, who say they developed an artificial biological pancreas that can be implanted in diabetics and render daily insulin injections unnecessary, at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, in Jerusalem September 14, 2020. Picture taken September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

A laboratory technician works during a demonstration for Reuters, revealing part of a technology by Betalin Therapeutics, who say they developed an artificial biological pancreas that can be implanted in diabetics and render daily insulin injections unnecessary, at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, in Jerusalem September 14, 2020. Picture taken September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

A laboratory technician works during a demonstration for Reuters, revealing part of a technology by Betalin Therapeutics, who say they developed an artificial biological pancreas that can be implanted in diabetics and render daily insulin injections unnecessary, at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, in Jerusalem September 14, 2020. Picture taken September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

A laboratory technician works during a demonstration for Reuters, revealing part of a technology by Betalin Therapeutics, who say they developed an artificial biological pancreas that can be implanted in diabetics and render daily insulin injections unnecessary, at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, in Jerusalem September 14, 2020. Picture taken September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Guards armed with rifles escort Dr. Kumar Gaurav as he makes the rounds at his hospital on the banks of the Ganges River. The guards are there to protect him from the relatives of patients, including those suffering from COVID-19. The relatives keep barging into the wards, even the ICU, to stroke and feed their loved ones, often without wearing even the flimsiest of masks as barriers against the novel coronavirus. It's the monsoon season, and the humidity is reaching unbearable levels. But the few air conditioners in the hospital aren't working, and some relatives use hand fans to keep their loved ones cool in wards dirty with garbage and discarded protective equipment. It wasn't supposed to be like this for Kumar. Nine years ago, the 42-year-old psychiatrist moved his family back to his hometown for a quieter life and better pay after three years in the Indian capital, New Delhi. He accepted a job as a medical professor and consultant psychiatrist at the 900-bed Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, named after India's first prime minister. Life was uneventful but rewarding, spent teaching classes and visiting his psychiatry patients. Now, with some doctors struck down by the coronavirus and others refusing to work, he has been named the top official at the hospital, despite being one of its most junior consultants ? and suffering from diabetes and hypertension, two risk factors for severe COVID-19. But he says he felt compelled to volunteer for the job. "A lot of my colleagues refused," he says. "I had to take up the responsibility." In April, as the pandemic struck here in the eastern state of Bihar, the hospital was selected as one of just four COVID-dedicated hospitals for a population of 100 million people ? at least in theory. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "BHAGALPUR HOSPITAL COVID-19" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Dr. Kumar Gaurav, 42, a medical professor and consultant psychiatrist who has been named the top official at Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College and Hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, puts on his personal protective equipment (PPE) as his wife Dr. Mili Jaswal, a psychologist, looks on, at their home in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India, July 27, 2020. Now, with some doctors struck down by the coronavirus and others refusing to work, Gaurav has been named the top official at the hospital, despite being one of its most junior consultants – and suffering from diabetes and hypertension, two risk factors for severe COVID-19. But Gaurav says he felt compelled to volunteer for the job. "A lot of my colleagues refused," he says. "I had to take up the responsibility." REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui     SEARCH "BHAGALPUR HOSPITAL COVID-19" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A patient suffering from diabetes lies on a hospital bed as his family look after him on the emergency ward of Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India, July 26, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "BHAGALPUR HOSPITAL COVID-19" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Guards armed with rifles escort Dr. Kumar Gaurav as he makes the rounds at his hospital on the banks of the Ganges River. The guards are there to protect him from the relatives of patients, including those suffering from COVID-19. The relatives keep barging into the wards, even the ICU, to stroke and feed their loved ones, often without wearing even the flimsiest of masks as barriers against the novel coronavirus. It's the monsoon season, and the humidity is reaching unbearable levels. But the few air conditioners in the hospital aren't working, and some relatives use hand fans to keep their loved ones cool in wards dirty with garbage and discarded protective equipment. It wasn't supposed to be like this for Kumar. Nine years ago, the 42-year-old psychiatrist moved his family back to his hometown for a quieter life and better pay after three years in the Indian capital, New Delhi. He accepted a job as a medical professor and consultant psychiatrist at the 900-bed Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, named after India's first prime minister. Life was uneventful but rewarding, spent teaching classes and visiting his psychiatry patients. Now, with some doctors struck down by the coronavirus and others refusing to work, he has been named the top official at the hospital, despite being one of its most junior consultants ? and suffering from diabetes and hypertension, two risk factors for severe COVID-19. But he says he felt compelled to volunteer for the job. "A lot of my colleagues refused," he says. "I had to take up the responsibility." In April, as the pandemic struck here in the eastern state of Bihar, the hospital was selected as one of just four COVID-dedicated hospitals for a population of 100 million people ? at least in theory. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "BHAGALPUR HOSPITAL COVID-19" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Luis, 62, a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and diabetes, is pictured inside a capsule as Red Cross paramedics transfer him from a hospital to another in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Luis, 62, a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and diabetes, is pictured inside a capsule as Red Cross paramedics transfer him from a hospital to another in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Luis, 62, a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and diabetes, is pictured as Red Cross paramedic holds a mask on his face before transferring him from a hospital to another in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Luis, 62, a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and diabetes, is pictured on a capsule as Red Cross paramedics prepare to transfer him from a hospital to another in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Luis, 62, a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and diabetes, is pictured inside a capsule as Red Cross paramedics prepare to transfer him from a hospital to another in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Luis, 62, a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and diabetes, rests on his bed as Red Cross paramedics prepare to transfer him using a capsule from a hospital to another in Mexico City, Mexico, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Diabetes drug Farxiga (dapagliflozin) is displayed at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. May 28, 2020. REUTERS/George Frey

Diabetes drug Farxiga (dapagliflozin) is displayed at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. May 28, 2020. REUTERS/George Frey

Diabetes drug Farxiga (dapagliflozin) is displayed at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. May 28, 2020. REUTERS/George Frey

Diabetes drug Farxiga (dapagliflozin) is displayed at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. May 28, 2020. REUTERS/George Frey

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the cost of treating diabetes in the White House Rose Garden during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump pauses while speaking about the cost of treating diabetes in the White House Rose Garden during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Vice President Mike Pence speaks about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the he coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the cost of treating diabetes and several other subjects in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions after speaking about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and the cost of treating diabetes and in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the he coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the he coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump pauses while speaking about the cost of treating diabetes and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions after speaking about the cost of treating diabetes and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the cost of treating diabetes as Vice President Mike Pence stands by in the White House Rose Garden during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump pauses while speaking about the cost of treating diabetes in the White House Rose Garden during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump pauses while speaking about the cost of treating diabetes in the White House Rose Garden during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Guest practice social distancing as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the cost of treating diabetes in the White House Rose Garden during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the cost of treating diabetes in the White House Rose Garden during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the cost of treating diabetes in the White House Rose Garden during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the cost of treating diabetes in the White House Rose Garden during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a briefing for reporters and speaks about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Brady Press Briefiing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

A man is pictured on a street in Mexico City as Mexico braces for the impact of the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), March 24, 2020. Picture taken March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

People walk on a street in Mexico City as Mexico braces for the impact of the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), March 24, 2020. Picture taken March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

A man eats tacos in a restaurant in Mexico City as Mexico braces for the impact of the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), March 24, 2020. Picture taken March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

A woman eats tacos in a restaurant in Mexico City as Mexico braces for the impact of the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), March 24, 2020. Picture taken March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

A man is pictured on a street in Mexico City as Mexico braces for the impact of the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), March 24, 2020. Picture taken March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

A woman rides on the back of bicycle as Mexico is bracing for the impact of the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mexico City, Mexico March 24, 2020. Picture taken March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

A man is pictured on a street as Mexico is bracing for the impact of the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mexico City, Mexico March 24, 2020. Picture taken March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

Libby Morter a diabetic who is currently studying for her A-Levels at home due to a shortage of teachers at her school as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Hertford, Britain, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

Libby Morter a diabetic who is currently studying for her A-Levels at home due to a shortage of teachers at her school as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Hertford, Britain, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

Libby Morter a diabetic who is currently studying for her A-Levels at home due to a shortage of teachers at her school as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Hertford, Britain, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

Libby Morter a diabetic who is currently studying for her A-Levels at home due to a shortage of teachers at her school as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Hertford, Britain, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

Libby Morter a diabetic who is currently studying for her A-Levels at home due to a shortage of teachers at her school as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Hertford, Britain, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

Libby Morter a diabetic who is currently studying for her A-Levels at home due to a shortage of teachers at her school as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Hertford, Britain, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

(L-R, counter-clockwise) Ted Bowen, 85, and Ginger Bowen, 68, dine with Becky Brace, 76, and Bear Brace, 78, at Amerikano's Grille at Spanish Springs Town Square amid coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in The Villages, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2020. Bear Brace says that while he believes he is being careful, as he has suffered from diabetes and cancer, that he would still like to go out with his friends. REUTERS/Yana Paskova

Bear Brace, 78, dines with friends at Amerikano's Grille at Spanish Springs Town Square amid coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in The Villages, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2020. Brace says that while he believes he is being careful, as he has suffered from diabetes and cancer, that he would still like to go out with his friends. REUTERS/Yana Paskova

(L-R) Retiree Al Berliner, 73, and Michaele Gagnier, 72, greet each other at Spanish Springs Town Square amid coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in The Villages, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2020. Berliner, who has diabetes and COPD, says, "If I die tonight, they'll find me with a smile on my face. I don't worry about stuff like that." REUTERS/Yana Paskova

Retiree Al Berliner, 73, sits in his golf cart at Spanish Springs Town Square amid coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in The Villages, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2020. Berliner, who has diabetes and COPD, says, "If I die tonight, they'll find me with a smile on my face. I don't worry about stuff like that." REUTERS/Yana Paskova

Retiree Al Berliner, 73, drags chairs in anticipation of gathering friends at Spanish Springs Town Square amid coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in The Villages, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2020. Berliner, who has diabetes and COPD, says, "If I die tonight, they'll find me with a smile on my face. I don't worry about stuff like that." REUTERS/Yana Paskova

Dr. Leticia Fontanez distributes medication in Eight Mile Rock settlement in Grand Bahama, Bahamas, October 5, 2019. Lack of medication for chronic medical conditions like diabetes and open wounds are among the most common challenges encountered by the staff of Haiti Se Pone de Pie, a Puerto Rican medical charity, who travelled to the Bahamas to bring medical assistance to people affected by Hurricane Dorian. "They're going to need a lot more care," said Dr. Pablo Nieves during the October trip to the Bahamas. Picture taken October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Gabriella N. Baez

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders rides a charter bus from Detroit, Michigan with Bradey Lockwood and Stephanie Oderte, both living with type 1 diabetes, to purchase lower priced insulin at a Canadian pharmacy in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, July 28, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

U.S. citizen Jillian Rippolone, who lives with type 1 diabetes, walks out of a Canadian pharmacy with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders after purchasing lower priced insulin in Windsor, Ontario, Canada July 28, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders talks about the high cost of health care in the U.S. while a U.S. citizen Sahil Menta, who lives with type 1 diabetes, waits to purchase lower priced insulin in a Canadian pharmacy in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, July 28, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook