The Indian government's approach to containing COVID-19 has been akin to using a sledge-hammer (bada hatauri) to swat a fly or a mosquito.
The Indian government's approach to containing COVID-19 has been akin to using a sledge-hammer (bada hatauri) to swat a fly or a mosquito. In the process, those suffering from other illnesses are suffering terribly as are migrant workers and the poor, says public health expert Dr Vikram Patel in an exclusive interview with Newsclick.