India coronavirus dispatch: Kerala's triple-lock strategy receives acclaim

India's shifting standards slowed work on low-cost ventilators, list of vaccines under clinical trial, building an inclusive post-Covid society-roundup of news on how India is dealing with pandemic

Interview 

How Kerala contained its coronavirus epidemic: Kerala has received national and international recognition for its efforts to contain the coronavirus, in which the police matched a strictly enforced lockdown with extensive community support. Read this interview with Vijay Sakhare – inspector general of police and the commissioner of police in Kochi, Kerala who was designated as a special officer for Covid-19 to the Kasaragod district, and was the chief architect of Kerala’s triple lock strategy. He has served as an Indian Police Service officer since 1996. 

Opinion 

Hit by coronavirus and economic slump, India must build a