I have been wondering about India’s response to the virus. The poverty and massive population would seem to make it especially susceptible to extreme spreading of the pandemic. This viral video is worth watching.
This is the full interview with Ramanan LaxmiNarayan, a lecturer at Princeton University, on the COVID crisis in India. His research projection is that India should ready itself for 300-500 million cases by July end without drastic interventions and possibly between 1 and 2 million fatalities. He says “India has missed the bus on testing and all that can be done now is to protect the elderly.” He calls for massive use of a simpler antibodies test that he says private practitioners can easily execute. He also calls for private companies like the Tatas to manufacture ventilators on a war footing.
Oh man…
The New York Times had a good piece on this a few days back.