>As an Indian why do I believe community transmission has not started or rampant: Because our hospitals are not overrun with people with breathing issues Labou

>As an Indian why do I believe community transmission has not started or rampant: Because our hospitals are not overrun with people with breathing issues Labourer travelling in train (usually it's general class, cheapest ticket) have contracted COVID-19 a week back[1]. Person who has not travelled much outside his home and has no known contact with anyone from foreign travel has contracted COVID-19[2]. How many poor people in India visit doctor for systems similar to common cold/flu? Even if they visit Govt. hospital and die from it, How many deaths of people with such symptoms in Govt. hospitals published? >Is this the right thing to do? Well, we don't have the capacity to treat the entire population, this we need to "cut the curve" rather than flatten it. Will this work? Your guess is as good as mine. Yes, should have done 2 weeks back. Unfortunately with any poor country with large inequality; it's the poorest who would be affected by this as well. >3. Will people obey the curfew: I really hope so It is lockdown, no curfew. Curfew (144) in India denies people not to gather in groups; now during lockdown every single person outside their house is liable to be questioned by the authorities. >4. Should we test more? Yes. But I'm not sure how many would take the effort to visit testing center. Again, it's poor who would not have the mechanism to even get tested. [1]https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tamil-nadus-2nd-coronavirus-patient-raises-community-transmission-fears/articleshow/74702335.cms https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-natio... [2]https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/tamil-nadu-man-without-travel-history-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-816955.html https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/tamil-nadu-man-w...