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Exuberant irrationality

Discourage non-scientific ideas of fighting Covid-19

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A view of lamps lit in a housing soceity in New Delhi on Sunday,

Business Standard Editorial Comment
The fight against Covid-19 is evolving globally as research laboratories and pharmaceutical companies race against time to find viable medication and vaccines. Until those emerge, social distancing and enhanced testing remain the most effective defences against this unique respiratory virus. Given that India’s poor health care infrastructure has prevented widespread testing, high population density underlines the criticality of social distancing. Of considerable concern, then, are the various non-scientific ideas about fighting Covid-19 that have gained traction over the past few weeks. From the supposed benefits of cow urine and cow-dung and sundry traditional medical cures to viral videos of Covid-19-banishing

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