Let's get real: Can't have business as usual with Covid-19 out of control

“Unprecedented” is an over-used word — but it applies perfectly today. We are living through an unprecedented health crisis, with 30 million Covid infections and one million deaths. We are learning, but still do not definitively understand its spread, seriousness, and treatment. India is now at the centre of this crisis — with close to six million cases, and the fastest growth rate. Let me be blunt. With fresh daily infections of 100,000 and deaths at 1,200, and both rising, we are competing actively with the United States to be the worst-hit country in the world.

We face an unprecedented

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