Why selective testing and lockdown are more suitable for India than WHO’s ‘test, test, test’ doctrine | The Indian Express

Why selective testing and lockdown are more suitable for India than WHO’s ‘test, test, test’ doctrine | The Indian Express

Why selective testing and lockdown are more suitable for India than WHO’s ‘test, test, test’ doctrine

MARCH 31, 2020 4:30:50 PM

Given India’s resources, the current testing policy and lockdown to cut down transmission seems to be appropriate. On paper, it must flatten the curve, reduce the epidemic momentum and even almost stop it from becoming a generalised epidemic.