BENGALURU : Social distancing and lockdowns, while necessary, will not see off the spectre of new coronavirus infections in India—but mass testing and close surveillance to spot likely cases can do so, doctors and public health experts said.
India still needs to act fast to prevent the onset of community transmission, health experts said, even as the number of coronavirus cases in the country topped 10,000, with 339 deaths.
Though the shortage of protective gear, ventilators and quarantine facilities needs to be addressed, it is the number of tests that India conducts that could tip the scale in the battle against coronavirus.