I get your point, but India is country where most are multi generational homes. Supplying food and essentials to people who need it during a lock down is easy,

I get your point, but India is country where most are multi generational homes. Supplying food and essentials to people who need it during a lock down is easy, treating people when medical infrastructure is overwhelmed is a lot harder. Also, when the medical infrastructure breaks down even cases which need basic care like IV hydration could turn fatal. If we had a lock down in beginning of March it would be over in a week or 2. Now the lock down is 21 days. It may get worse.