
With 1.2 million active cases and daily infections nearing 2 lakhs, it’s bizarre to have poll rallies and a full Kumbh Mela. The virus will travel deeper into villages and small towns. It’s a calamity we dodged with a debilitating lockdown in first wave. Now we are inviting it back.
India must not become next Brazil, bridging Sputnik-V, Johnson & Johnson trials irrational
With 1.2 million active cases and daily infections nearing 2 lakhs, it’s bizarre to have poll rallies and a full Kumbh Mela. The virus will travel deeper into villages and small towns. It’s a calamity we dodged with a debilitating lockdown in first wave. Now we are inviting it back.
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