Frederick Noronha <fredericknoron...@gmail.com>
provides a link to the Covid 19write up in Scroll.
https://scroll.in/pulse/957883/did-india-overreact-covid-19-outbreak-isnt-following-the-trajectory-of-europe-and-china-so-far
Comment:
Now that this nasty virus hasreached Asia's largest slum- Dharavi in Mumbai
home to over 1 million people living in close proximity,Dr. N Devadasan author
of the subject article in Scroll.in may think thathe spoke too soon.
A striking thing about thisvirus is what my doctor told me: Tests in her
hospital indicated that of the 150 people who tested positive for the virus
almost one third were asymptomatic.Infected people are asymptomatic but
contagious while the virus is incubating,which could be a few days. And
reportedly here are infected contagious people who exhibit no symptoms. So she
advised me: Act like everyone you meet is contagious and stay away from any
gatherings like Church services. Apparently most of her Covid 19 patients come
from one church.
New York has been hit hard by thevirus. Governor Andrew Cuomo said the other
day on National TV, New York wouldneed at least 30,000 ventilators and
additional Hospital capacity.
So it isinteresting to read an article in the New Yorker about their views on
whatcould be expected when the virus gets to India. This write up includes the
views of Ramanan Laxminarayan, an epidemiologist and economist who directs the
Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics, and Policy in Washington, D.C., and who
is currently in New Delhi.
How COVID-19 Will Hit India
