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The policy response must be consistent, coherent, and easy to comprehend. Anything mired in technicalities — regulatory or medical — would be lost. The policy response should be built around three pillars: Empathy, epidemiology, and economy.
As the second wave of Covid-19 continues to devastate India, the spotlight is on the Modi government’s response. With the death rate mounting and number of cases touching a new record daily, it’s important to guard against a response that resembles ‘putting out fires’. The policy response must be consistent, coherent, and easy to comprehend. Anything mired in technicalities — regulatory or medical — would be lost.
The policy response should be
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