Lit for Life | India should have declared COVID-19 pandemic early, say experts
The Hindu
At a discussion on ‘Lessons of the pandemic’, held on the second day of The Hindu Lit for Life 2021, experts spoke about the early, unprepared lockdown, the lack of availability of testing kits, the focus on tertiary instead of primary care and the poor understanding of the unorganised workforce in the country
What lessons have we collectively learnt from the pandemic? Could we have done better and saved more lives?
At a discussion on ‘Lessons of the pandemic’, held on the second day of the ongoing edition of The Hindu Lit for Life 2021, participants felt, that in hindsight, the country could have handled the pandemic better.

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