Jammu, March 29 -- A complete lockdown in India early on, unlike countries like China, Italy and Spain that waited for spread of Coronavirus, has a massive advantage. However, without a slew of important actions needed to be in place at a neck-break pace this lockdown may not only be ineffective but also counter-productive. Lack of application of mind and absence of three significant measures or the half-hearted ways in actions are taken will push the country to far graver dangers. After wasting the first two and a half days of the lock down twiddling thumbs, it is good that the Indian government finally recognised some of these as vital. But would this be adequate enough?
Firstly, the medical fight against the pandemic has to be given the...