There’s no win-win way out of our covid crisis but major health sector spending will ease the path In less than a week from now, India’s government will have to decide on ending the countrywide lockdown that’s intended to slow down the spread of covid-19 infections across the country’s population.
Unfortunately, it may not have all the data needed to take a well-informed decision. Whatever is decided, there will be negative consequences, either on the health front or on the economic front, or both.
There is no win-win solution available. Most doctors appearing on television channels are saying that by 12-13 April we may get better data on whether the spread of infections is manageable, which implies that the government will barely have a