"Zero is an unlikely figure. The virus is mutating and it is difficult to predict it's future behaviour,
Experts feel the figures are modest for a count of the size of 1.3 billion and "much more number of tests" are needed to combat COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
Many medical experts feel that the nation would have fared far worse without the lockdown.
Suggesting that a relatively young Indian population may be one of the reasons for the low mortality rate due to the pandemic, experts have attributed the high number of fatalities in countries like Italy and Spain to their elderly population which are more susceptible to developing complications after contracting the infection.
As pollution reaching alarming levels in Delhi, Veer Arjun Singh guides you how to protect yourself.
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