Letter to BS: Covid-19 has brought focus on sanitation, health and hygiene

This refers to the article “Govt norms on resuming work may come as a burden to firms: Experts” (April 16). Gi­ven the context of this article, a brief deviation is required in order to elucidate the positive long-term impact created by Covid-19. India is a fast-growing economy. The pre-Covid-19 economy already had considerable negative elements like pollution, pre­ssure on land, poor quality of produce and lack of quality infrastructure. Health and hygiene were ignored and all that mattered was optimum utilisation of economic resources for maximum gains at minimum cost. In this context, the Covid-19 conditions have actually woken up