I am really scared that some want the lockdown to be relaxed.”“But why?” Ranjan asks. Suddenly we will encounter a tsunami of infected individuals.”“But if most infected individuals don’t fall sick, then what’s the problem? “When this fraction is attained, a large number of newly infected individuals is unlikely to arise in a short period of time. If the time between detection of two successive new infected individuals is relatively long, then relaxation of lockdown can be allowed. Science should drive decision-making of relaxation of lockdown.

Source: The Telegraph March 29, 2020 21:22 UTC