India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why are hospitals bent on testing all patients?

Roundup of news in Indian publications on how India is dealing with Covid-19--cases in South Asia rising at fastest rate, widespread facemask use prevents further wave of virus, Dharavi's war on virus

Opinion 
 

A convergence of crises: There is mounting debate about what the scarcity and privation wrought by the Covid-19 crisis will mean for our long-term response to climate change. There are two strands of opinion. The optimistic one sees this as a moment to remake our states and societies in a measured response. The other strand argues that this will amount to a lost decade or two, as our attention is focused on keeping the teetering ship of economy afloat. Between these two strands there is consensus that we are at a critical juncture. What we do now will determine