The emergence of asymptomatic coronavirus cases is a matter of concern

Aggressive testing is key

Since people have been following lockdown strictly, it’s now with the authorities to go for aggressive testing. Widespread testing with vigorous contact tracing is the need of the hour. However, the emergence of new cases without showing virus symptoms is definitely a matter of concern. It is alarming that India’s positive cases are picking up pace, from 10 cases per day to 1,100 cases per day on average. The number of cases has already crossed the 20,000 mark. What is more worrying is that 80 per cent of all infected cases are showing mild or no symptoms. Hence, the government should now conduct random tests on a war footing. Aggressive testing has helped countries like South Korea contain the spread of the virus. India also needs a more sophisticated strategic plan to tackle the deadly disease. Moreover, in a country like India with 1.3 billion people, testing has to be rationalised. This is not a political issue it’s more of a humanitarian one. We are living in a different world today than we were yesterday. It’s not a good time for political blame games. We should hope for the best and be ready for the worst.

Ravi Teja Kathuripalli   Hyderabad

Good decision

I appreciate the decision of the Telangana government to turn the Gachibowli Sports Village into a Covid hospital. This move exhibits the intelligence and creative thinking of the government to make good use of the available resources. The renovation of the entire facility and arrangement of 750 regular beds as well as 750 multi-specialty wards with sophisticated equipment within a short period of time is worthy of praise. With TIMS as a super-specialty hospital, which could be used on the lines of NIMS, it will be a gift for the poor.

DN Rao   Hyderabad

Perks of working from home

The concept of working from home is not a new one. But the extraordinary crisis sparked off by Covid-19 has given the idea a leg-up. Many employers, particularly in the IT/BT sector, are discovering the perks of making their employees work from home. Besides cutting costs, this can bring in huge revenues for the companies. One can envision a future with shrinking office spaces, less traffic, and long-term benefits to the environment. Home could be the new office!

N J Ravi Chander  Bengaluru

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