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In the midst of the high-pitched life versus business narrative, several opinion makers, analysts and economists are of the view that India should start lifting the stringent lockdown measures in a graded manner across districts unaffected by the COVID-19 virus. It’s another matter that states and the Centre are considering an extension of the three-week lockdown that had begun on March 25.
Pronab Sen, former chief statistician, pointed out, “In the unaffected districts, we should open up the lockdown but not allow movement out of these areas.’’ The numbers show why this theory is gaining credence. As the lockdown enters
