Replug: Coronavirus | An ICMR study that points to community transmission
b'There have been instances of\\xa0coronavirus in patients who had no established contact with someone who had picked up the disease from abroad \\u2014 from as early as March 22, according to a research study in the\\xa0Indian Journal of Medical Research,\\xa0authored by several ICMR scientists \\u2014 including its head Balram Bhargava \\u2014 and made public late on April 10. Notably, the national lockdown was announced two days after this evidence came to light. We discuss the report in this episode as well as an interesting data point about gender imbalance in COVID-19 cases in India.\\nJoining us is Deputy Science Editor Jacob Koshy.\\n(Recorded on April 9, 2020)\\nWrite to us with comments and feedback at socmed4@thehindu.co.in'