Dr Bevinje Srinivas Kakkilaya is based in the coastal Karnataka city of Mangaluru, where he has been practising as a consultant physician since 1992. In this interview with Frontline, Dr Kakkilaya expounds on some of the crucial themes regarding the pandemic in India with an emphasis on Karnataka. 1 in COVID cases and deaths. Also, the premature lockdown sent wrong messages, created unnecessary fear and stigma, and in addition, created severe hardships for stranded people and migrant workers and damaged the economy. Such an arrangement could have allayed anxiety, while also helping to prevent spread and to identify and treat severe COVID more effectively.

Source: The Hindu September 15, 2020 01:30 UTC