Some experts have suggested that a nationwide lockdown in India now may help provide some relief from the exponential surge in Covid-19 cases. But Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, former head of the Division of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), advises against any such move. I think the best solution is calibrated lockdown and micro-containment zones as a nationwide lockdown would result in massive collateral damage, he told StratNews Global. We need to decentralise our approach, use our testing resources judiciously and push for massive vaccination rollout, he added. Listen in for more.
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