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Opinion | We should use the 80:20 rule to tackle covid and aid a revival

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Let’s focus on a few actions that will prove highly effective in extricating us from the current crisis The 80:20 rule tells us that 80% of outcomes result from 20% of causes.

The ratio is not to be taken literally, but as an indication that a small minority of causes account for the vast majority of results, whether good or bad.

When dealing with possible remedies for the covid-19 pandemic, India should apply the 80:20 logic in seeking to mitigate problems.

This is roughly what India has been doing, limiting testing to those who travelled abroad or exhibited symptoms of the infection, and by vetting his or her contacts.

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