Virus, what virus? India gets back to workAs India enters the October-November festival season, there are fears the number of coronavirus infections will spike. SINNAR, India: India is on course to top the world in coronavirus cases, but from Maharashtra's whirring factories to Kolkata's thronging markets, people are back at work -- and eager to forget the pandemic for festival season. - Hunger or virus -Sunil Kumar Sinha, a principal economist at the Mumbai-based India Ratings and Research agency, said Indians faced a stark choice. If you completely take your foot off the brakes, the virus will take off too," Mukherjee told AFP.

Source: Bangkok Post October 20, 2020 03:45 UTC