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Letter to BS: Time to think of going back to the roots after the lockdown

Lockdown is good but we are hoping that the government is also building capacity for mass testing, quarantine, isolation and treatment

Whether West Bengal emerges as a role model or not in tackling the corona crisis is yet to be seen, but surely it is ahead of the curve in containing it. | Photo: Reuters
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The whole country is currently on a “pause” mode and for good reason. We have to fight the Covid-19 calamity together and each one of us has a sacred national duty to follow the government's advice. Lockdown is good but we are hoping that the government is also building capacity for mass testing, quarantine, isolation and treatment, possibly also a preventive vaccine, rapidly and all over the country. Indeed there is some encouraging news on this front.

What happens when the lockdown is gradually lifted? It will be time to think about the future, especially on the production and export fronts.