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Opinion | Covid challenge and rise of the fear economy
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The lockdown has only reinforced the sentiment of panic caused by covid-19 Beginning Monday, the country will launch its staggered exit strategy or Lockdown 3.0 as some would put it.
The plan is quite simple: While the red zone remains in lockdown mode, economic activity in the green and orange zones have been permitted, provided social distancing norms are adhered to.
This fresh re-balancing of the livelihood versus lives trade-off at the time of covid-19 pandemic comes about 41 days after the country first went into lockdown.
The problem is that in these six weeks elements of fear, anecdotally at least, seem to be setting in; almost all consumers visiting markets for their daily groceries are sporting masks, preferring to open doors with
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