Very analytical and incisive article. Worth reading from start to end. Roland.
> On Apr 5, 2020, at 2:04 PM, E DeSousa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Apologies for the bad link. Please use this one. > > https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-covid-19-will-hit-india > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 19:57:48 +0000 (UTC) > From: E DeSousa <[email protected]> > To: Goanet Org <[email protected]> > Cc: Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] DISCUSSION: Did India over react on Covid-19? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> > > provides a link to the Covid 19write up in Scroll. > > https://scroll.in/pulse/957883/did-india-overreact-covid-19-outbreak-isnt-following-the-trajectory-of-europe-and-china-so-far > > > Comment: > > > Now that this nasty virus has reached Asia's largest slum- Dharavi in Mumbai > home to over 1 million people living in close proximity,Dr. N Devadasan > author of the subject article in Scroll.in? may think that he spoke too soon. > A striking thing about this virus is what my doctor told me: Tests in her > hospital indicated that of the 150 people who tested positive for the virus > almost one third were asymptomatic.Infected people are asymptomatic but > contagious while the virus is incubating,which could be a few days. And > reportedly here are infected contagious people who exhibit no symptoms. So > she advised me: Act like everyone you meet is contagious and stay away from > any gatherings like Church services. Apparently most of her Covid 19 patients > come from one church. > > New York has been hit hard by the virus. Governor Andrew?Cuomo said the other > day on National TV, New York would need at least 30,000 ventilators and > additional Hospital capacity. > So it is interesting to read an article in the New Yorker about their views > on what could be expected when the virus gets to India. This write up > includes the views of Ramanan Laxminarayan, an epidemiologist and economist > who directs the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics, and Policy in > Washington, D.C., and who is currently in New Delhi. > https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-covid-19-will-hit-india > > > > >
