How to cap the virus in the current situation: cast the testing net wider and act fast on the data

On March 16, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) had said, “We have a simple message for all countries: test, test, test. You cannot fight a fire blindfolded. And we cannot stop this pandemic if we don’t know who is infected.” And yes, India did test. From just 5,500 tests at the end of March, the country’s cumulative Covid-19 tests have reached 8.8 million as of June 30. The number of tests per