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People also forget that India has a lot of experience in handling epidemics. Nipha virus(2016?) was quickly reported and the spread was drastically reduced. Ho
by rusticpenn 6y ago
People also forget that India has a lot of experience in handling epidemics. Nipha virus(2016?) was quickly reported and the spread was drastically reduced.
However, I still am afraid that India might top the list of infections overtime. Its harder for a developing country to maintain a balance between economy and lockdown.
- govg 6y agoThat experience was almost exclusively only one state - Kerala, and they have also handled this one in the best manner compared to the other states in the country.
- chrismorgan 6y agoNotwithstanding that, the provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897 have been invoked a lot over the years—just normally in smaller areas than the entire country as it is at present. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemic_Diseases_Act,_1897 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemic_Diseases_Act,_1897
- rusticpenn 6y agoThat was just one example. In India, they regularly deal with breakouts like cholera, swine flu, malaria etc.