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An extraordinary situation requires an extraordinary response from the framework of the law

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A municipal corporation worker sprays disinfectant inside a bank as a preventive measure to contain the spread of coronavirus in Vijayawada. Photo: PTI

Somasekhar Sundaresan
It is truly a perfect storm. With the COVID-19 pandemic, every single new development in the conditions of doing business in the past few days has been totally unexpected, unprecedented and beyond imagination. It is not just public places such as malls, courts, airports, ports, buses and trains that have been forced to shut down for all practical purposes. Even commercial establishments and offices are required to be closed. Barring health care and grocery, every piece of commerce is meant to come to a grinding halt. Such an extraordinary situation would require an extraordinary response from the framework of the
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