-The Telegraph Poultry business dithering, seed supply may hit kharif season A week is a long period in the time of pandemics. Around Holi, India was besotted with other issues, including New Delhi’s insinuated communal riots and the Madhya Pradesh political crisis. Late last week, finally, COVID-19 drew full attention of the authorities as it rightfully deserves. While these are still early days in India and the number of COVID-19-infected people is a...
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Why ICMR will not expand coronavirus tests: Not rational given India size -Karishma Mehrotra & Harikishan Sharma
-The Indian Express ICMR on coronavirus testing: India has conducted roughly 6,000 tests so far, lower than the US (8,000), Japan (9,600), France (12,000), the UK (13,000), and Italy (23,000). South Korea has conducted as many as 2 lakh, which experts see as the reason for their significantly declining numbers. As each country debates own testing strategy to combat COVID-19, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has decided to monitor community...
More »The coronavirus battle and its ripple effects on the economy -Niranjan Rajadhyaksha
-Livemint.com Direct handouts and fiscal rather than monetary action could help tide over the current shock and its potential after waves The COVID-19 pandemic is, above all, a human tragedy. The impact on the economy is at best second in the list of public policy concerns right now. Governments across the world have done well to sacrifice economic activity in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus. However, the economic...
More »Virus shock, its many uncertainties -Renu Kohli
-The Telegraph Longer the lockdowns last, more severe the economic costs The rapid progression of the COVID-19 infection from China to some, and then most, countries is an unprecedented global shock. Its full-blown eruption was characterized pandemic by the WHO last week. Markets have been tailspinning since and the virus ructions have challenged governments’ ability to retain control and stay ahead of the curve to manage the pandemic. The central response worldwide...
More »Virus, on balance -Anand Krishnan
-The Indian Express Dealing with COVID-19 requires a clear public health focus while addressing fears at the individual level. My friend, whose daughter is in the US, rang me up for advice. A coronavirus case has been reported from her city. Should he get his daughter to India? Is air travel safe? Everyone is worried about the way the COVID-19 outbreak will play out. In today’s networked world, heightened sensitivities make it...
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