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India coronavirus dispatch: The strategy behind Kerala's testing method

Protecting the vulnerable, troubles of the economy going ahead, and three stages of brain damage due to Covid-19-a roundup of articles in Indian publications on how India is dealing with the pandemic

A medic collects samples from a man for COVID-19 swab tests at Civil Hospital, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in Amritsar. Photo: PTI
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A medic collects samples from a man for COVID-19 swab tests at Civil Hospital, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in Amritsar. Photo: PTI

Sarah Farooqui New Delhi
Protecting the vulnerable, troubles of the economy going ahead, and three stages of brain damage due to Covid-19—a roundup of articles in Indian publications on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Interview

Our strategy is trace, quarantine, test, isolate and treat: In this conversation, Kerala Health Min-ister K K Shailaja discusses how the state kept the numbers down, and looks at the challenges ahead. She explains Kerala’s testing methods and how the state is testing in a strategic way. “The most important aspect is tracing first and testing the symptomatic cases first. As for the others who have a travel