India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why many Indian Covid-19 trials lack rigour

Tripura's open-air classes, how to avoid super-spreaders, and what sero surveys hide--a roundup of news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic

Tripura’s open-air classes: To aid students who lack access to online lessons, Tripura has now started open air classrooms. The sessions are held in small groups of five in their neighbourhood. The classes — meant for students of grade 3 to 12 from government and government-aided schools — begin with a 10 minute introduction on Covid-19 and precautionary measures necessary to keep the virus at bay. Earlier, a statewide survey had found that 29 per cent of the students did not have access to phones and 44 per cent did not have television. According to the state’s education minister, over