States hold the secret: On Unlock 2.0

The House Ministry’s orders relaxing the lockdown in the Unlock 2.0 phase up until July 31 offers a wider resumption of activity in areas besides containment zones, while keeping, appropriately, the prohibition on mass events. After the first phase of the nationwide lockdown, the handling of the pandemic, most importantly testing, tracing, quarantining and treating sicker patients to reduce infection spread and mortality, has come to depend on the capability of specific States. India’s current case overall, including 3,47,326 people who recuperated and 17,403 who died, is in excess of half-a-million. With no forecast for when COVID-19 could peak, the latest statement casts a heavy responsibility on the States. They are, obviously, empowered to impose additional restrict