Got apples and grapes today, for the first time during the lockdown. That and noticing the cobbler in his corner gave me a fleeting sense of normalcy. Many conditional relaxations have been announced for the rural areas, starting 20 th April. E-commerce will be allowed for non-essential goods too. Plumbers, electricians, carpenters and similar self-employed people will be allowed to work. But cases continue to rise in Mumbai. And the morbidity rate of Mumbai is the highest. The explanation, following an audit of the deaths, is that people are getting admitted very late. Normalcy appears far away for Mumbai. Hydroxychloroquine is being given as a prophylactic to the high risk people in Dharavi. HCQ figured prominently in today’s Social Distance of The Atlantic, my go to podcast every morning. Katherine Wells and James Hamblin enlighten and entertain. I send them an appreciative tweet after listening to today’s podcast. The drug is polarising USA, with Trump and his cronies goin
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