India coronavirus dispatch: Can one spread virus if one isn't symptomic?

Thane, Navi Mumbai wrestle with Covid surge, Chennai hospitals stretched, and a look at India's evolving strategy on testing for Covid-19-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Interview 

Critical Covid-19 care in Chennai’s hospitals ‘maximally stretched’: Chennai has gone back into lockdown. The number of cases continues to rise and that continues to be worrying for everyone — including in government, public policy, public health and the doctors. What has been happening in the last 60 or 70 days, and more importantly, what lies ahead? Read this interview with Raymond Dominic Savio, critical care consultant at Apollo Hospitals, and chairperson, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Chennai, and N Kumarasamy, chief and director, Infectious Diseases Medical Centre at the Voluntary Health Services Hospital, Chennai.
 

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