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. 2020;55(Suppl 1):31-79.
doi: 10.1007/s41775-020-00094-2. Epub 2020 Aug 19.

India's lockdown: an interim report

Debraj Ray  1 , S Subramanian  1
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India's lockdown: an interim report

Debraj Ray et al. Indian Econ Rev. 2020.

Abstract

The world has continued to change rapidly since the last version of this article was written on May 20, 2020. Yet, as this article goes to press, we are aware of two realities; first, that we cannot perennially chase a moving target, but second, that nothing about the fundamental trends that we have identified appear to have changed. India is firmly in the throes of a vicious pandemic that we can only hope will abate with the development of an effective vaccine. Our plea for the widespread provision of adequate health and medical facilities, adequate protection for the elderly, and transfers to those severely affected by the lockdown are absolutely unchanged in the face of the latest data. In contrast, the brutal enforcement of a lockdown with none of these accompanying measures can only worsen outcomes for the poorest and most vulnerable among the population.

Keywords: COVID-19; Invisibility; Lives; Lockdown; Relief measures; Visibility.

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Time path of cases since the 100th confirmed case of COVID-19; India and selected countries. Source: Our World in Data, https://ourworldindata.org/
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Case fatality rates (a), and tests and cases per million (b); India and selected countries. Source: Our World in Data, https://ourworldindata.org/
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Employment changes for different occupational groups in the month of April 2020. Source: Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, https://www.cmie.com/kommon/bin/sr.php?kall=warticle&dt=2020-05-05%2008:22:21&msec=776
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