If the estimates turn out to be true, we could be on the cusp of an explosion in coronavirus cases The extent of covid-19 infections in India is still hazy.
But the government’s statement before the Supreme Court could make anybody sit up in alarm. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta is reported to have said that three out of every 10 migrants headed for villages amid the lockdown might be infected.
He, however, later clarified that this was only a possibility and should be taken as a hypothetical statement. If this estimate turns out to be true, we could be on the cusp of an explosion in coronavirus cases.
Those infected could pass the virus on to others in large numbers across a vast expanse of the country. If this was not bad enough, a