‘The epidemic is growing very rapidly’: Indian government adviser fears coronavirus crisis will worsen

‘The epidemic is growing very rapidly’: Indian government adviser fears coronavirus crisis will worsen

India faces true scale of epidemic

Epidemiologist Jayaprakash Muliyil, who has been advising the Indian government, says that coronavirus infections are rising rapidly in the country, and the low death rate could be misleading. “The problem with death as an indicator is that a COVID-19 death has to be certified as such,” says Muliyil — which requires a test. “With a population of 1.3 billion, what do you think is the proportion of people that has access to this kind of testing? It is very low.”
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