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The Centre’s healthcare and economic measures must be in tune for us to avert further hardship With over 5,100 total nationwide reported cases of covid-19 as of 8 April 2020, India currently appears to be at the lower end of the distribution of countries affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

However, the epidemic curve has steepened over the last few days, with the number of confirmed cases rising rapidly—and fatalities lag cases, as we know from international experience.

The biggest challenge is to prevent the community spread of the disease. Recent forecasts suggest that by the end of May, assuming social distancing is strictly observed, India could see between 100,000 and a million cases.

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