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And then there are city level containment zones for tiny colonies (say 3-4 km^2 Radius) when even a single case is detected, where nothing is allowed, groceries

And then there are city level containment zones for tiny colonies (say 3-4 km^2 Radius) when even a single case is detected, where nothing is allowed, groceries are delivered by authorities. Then there are sub - total city wide lockdowns in certain states where absolutely no travel is allowed. Lockdown limits can be increased by the states, but limits imposed by the center can't be diluted. Overall, the reason is very clear as the parent says - Most extreme lockdown of any country (or) at-least compared to other countries where death rates are high; subsequently the cost being paid is extraordinarily high[1]. [1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22676312 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22676312

dirtyid 7y ago
These are interesting strategies, are there places to read more? Most of my Indian friends are the South and wealthy, they're locked down in multi generation compounds and lamenting cleaning for themselves for the first time - maids sent home. The situation doesn't sound as bad on the ground but I'm skeptical in the sense that my province in Canada has imported 16 cases from India, which is on par with Iran (19), Cuba, while it's not as high as US (393), UK (124), or other hard hit European countries (30-40), it dose seem like there as some moderate level of spread in the country for that much to be exported. For reference China only exported 5. Are there discussions about follow up strategies? Contact tracing apps etc, or is the process going to be manual.
- Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
  > These are interesting strategies, are there places to read more? Here's WEF's report on India's cluster-containment strategy[1]. >Most of my Indian friends are the South and wealthy India of Wealthy is radically different from others, Just $77,000 is required to be at the top 1% in the country[2]. > my province in Canada has imported 16 cases from India, That's indeed very interesting. India stopped International flights on Mar 23 and the infections as of Mar23 were < ~500[3]. Though it is possible that those 16 acquired the disease from super spreaders in India[4], the likelihood of them arriving in Canada is extremely low. May be they contracted it in their flight to Canada or did they cross land border from US? Do note that, India's infection rate is among the highest in Asia as of writing [5]. [1] https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/india-covid19-coronavirus-response-kerala-uttar-pradesh/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/india-covid19-coronav... [2] https://www.businessinsider.in/slideshows/miscellaneous/heres-how-much-money-you-have-to-make-to-be-in-the-top-1-in-different-countries-around-the-world/slidelist/74014945.cms https://www.businessinsider.in/slideshows/miscellaneous/here... [3] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/ [4] https://www.google.com/search?q=India+super+spreader https://www.google.com/search?q=India+super+spreader [5] https://www.thehindu.com/data/indias-coronavirus-infection-rates-are-among-the-highest-in-asia/article31440360.ece https://www.thehindu.com/data/indias-coronavirus-infection-r...
  - legolas2412 7y ago
    Regarding [5], it says infection rate but talks about absolute number of cases. Which isn't a big surprise to be second in, India is a big country.
    - Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
      I'm not entirely sure what you expected from 'infection rate', it is the terminology being used every where to signify the number of infections. If you wanted to know, 'how many people does a single person spread the infection' i.e. R0 or R-Naught; then it has come down to 1.55 on 11th April from 1.83 on 6th April[6]. [6] https://theprint.in/science/r0-data-shows-indias-coronavirus-infection-rate-has-slowed-gives-lockdown-a-thumbs-up/399734/ https://theprint.in/science/r0-data-shows-indias-coronavirus...
      - legolas2412 7y ago
        You can't say infection rate and not say a percentage. What the article says is the number of infections, not a rate. And I'm not talking about the effective reproduction number.
- pts_ 7y ago
  Government of India launched an app for contact tracing weeks before Google and Apple announced making one, which relies on GPS and bluetooth to monitor.

dirtyid 7y ago

These are interesting strategies, are there places to read more? Most of my Indian friends are the South and wealthy, they're locked down in multi generation compounds and lamenting cleaning for themselves for the first time - maids sent home. The situation doesn't sound as bad on the ground but I'm skeptical in the sense that my province in Canada has imported 16 cases from India, which is on par with Iran (19), Cuba, while it's not as high as US (393), UK (124), or other hard hit European countries (30-40), it dose seem like there as some moderate level of spread in the country for that much to be exported. For reference China only exported 5. Are there discussions about follow up strategies? Contact tracing apps etc, or is the process going to be manual.

Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
> These are interesting strategies, are there places to read more? Here's WEF's report on India's cluster-containment strategy[1]. >Most of my Indian friends are the South and wealthy India of Wealthy is radically different from others, Just $77,000 is required to be at the top 1% in the country[2]. > my province in Canada has imported 16 cases from India, That's indeed very interesting. India stopped International flights on Mar 23 and the infections as of Mar23 were < ~500[3]. Though it is possible that those 16 acquired the disease from super spreaders in India[4], the likelihood of them arriving in Canada is extremely low. May be they contracted it in their flight to Canada or did they cross land border from US? Do note that, India's infection rate is among the highest in Asia as of writing [5]. [1] https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/india-covid19-coronavirus-response-kerala-uttar-pradesh/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/india-covid19-coronav... [2] https://www.businessinsider.in/slideshows/miscellaneous/heres-how-much-money-you-have-to-make-to-be-in-the-top-1-in-different-countries-around-the-world/slidelist/74014945.cms https://www.businessinsider.in/slideshows/miscellaneous/here... [3] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/ [4] https://www.google.com/search?q=India+super+spreader https://www.google.com/search?q=India+super+spreader [5] https://www.thehindu.com/data/indias-coronavirus-infection-rates-are-among-the-highest-in-asia/article31440360.ece https://www.thehindu.com/data/indias-coronavirus-infection-r...
- legolas2412 7y ago
  Regarding [5], it says infection rate but talks about absolute number of cases. Which isn't a big surprise to be second in, India is a big country.
  - Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
    I'm not entirely sure what you expected from 'infection rate', it is the terminology being used every where to signify the number of infections. If you wanted to know, 'how many people does a single person spread the infection' i.e. R0 or R-Naught; then it has come down to 1.55 on 11th April from 1.83 on 6th April[6]. [6] https://theprint.in/science/r0-data-shows-indias-coronavirus-infection-rate-has-slowed-gives-lockdown-a-thumbs-up/399734/ https://theprint.in/science/r0-data-shows-indias-coronavirus...
    - legolas2412 7y ago
      You can't say infection rate and not say a percentage. What the article says is the number of infections, not a rate. And I'm not talking about the effective reproduction number.
pts_ 7y ago
Government of India launched an app for contact tracing weeks before Google and Apple announced making one, which relies on GPS and bluetooth to monitor.