Best of BS Opinion: The Covid-19 battle, economic dislocation, and more

India’s fight against Covid-19 took a worrying turn on Tuesday after over 400 people with symptoms were evacuated from a mosque in Delhi. Meanwhile, the Union government told the Supreme Court that 500,000-600,000 migrant workers have reached their villages after the lockdown. At the aggregate level, the incoming information suggests that containing the epidemic might take more time than previously estimated. Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day talk about various economic aspects of the pandemic.

Even though it has not materially changed its borrowing programme for the fiscal year, the government should start working on a wider macroeconomic strategy