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Community participation plays a critical role in densely populated countries such as India in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic, said Dale Fisher, Chair of the World Health Organisation Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.
Speaking at the Global Online Conference on combating Covid-19: Biotech to the Rescue organised by Bennett University on Thursday, Fisher said India’s decision to lift the lockdown in a phased manner is a step in the right direction.
“Lockdown must be lifted in a phased manner. The best way is to have intense social engagement as the virus is transmitted through the community and the solution has to come from the community,” he said. If