Coronavirus daily update Would India have had over 8 lakh cases without the lockdown?

Published: April 12, 2020, 2:40 a.m.

b'Looming over this 22nd episode of our daily coverage of COVID-19 is the question of whether the lockdown will be extended nationally and what strategy may be followed for a calibrated exit in some sectors.\\nSome States have gone ahead and announced an extension (as we publish, Telangana is the latest to do so, joining Odisha and Punjab). We discuss that as well as the mathematical graph put out by the Health Ministry which claims that India would have had over 8 lakh infections without the lockdown. We also get an update on India\\u2019s exports of hydroxychloroquine to the world \\u2014 a story that seems to take on larger dimensions by the day.\\n(Recorded on April 11, 2020)\\nWrite to us with comments and feedback at socmed4@thehindu.co.in'