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COVID-19 Pandemic Perspectives India (Tushya Mehta) The perspective that this page is exploring is the perspective of the largest democracy of the world- India. It is also the second-most populous country in the world and so understanding how the nation is dealing with this crisis is crucial. The country is another giant like China where things could go very wrong and according to WHO may direct the future of this pandemic. I am exploring what the citizens are feeling and how they are responding to the pandemic. I have studied the Prime Minister’s speech on the nationwide lockdown to understand the action being taken., I used media/journalistic sources from TIME and NewYorker to see how the governments decisions are impacting the people. Using previous Public health studies I tried to understand why the decisions being taker are necessary and how prepared India actually is?

"The virus does not transmit directly from a bat to a human"

I believe that this claim is interesting to verify because virologists have a duty to convey information about COVID-19 to the public and knowing its origin is important to prevent future outbreaks. According to "Medical News Today," after studies were conducted on the DNA of coronavirus, this claim is true since the origin of this virus was from a Pangolin as opposed to a bat.

Original Source:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/coronavirus-pangolins-may-have-spread-the-disease-to-humans#How-could-pangolins-have-spread-the-virus?

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