BENGALURU : With the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus to be lifted in four days, India is staring at new challenges in preventing a spike in cases.
With the number of confirmed infections crossing 31,000 countrywide, public health experts say India needs to review its strategy while aggressively continuing contact tracing, testing and social distancing.
More than 770,000 samples have been tested until 29 April in 288 government labs and 97 private labs across the country. Testing has indeed been a challenge considering the shortage of facilities, and more recently with the doubts about the accuracy of Chinese rapid testing kits. “India cannot afford an extension of total lockdown as the cost to the economy and people