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Is India Testing Less? Aashish Chandorkar Explains Why That Claim Is Flawed

Swarajya VideosApr 10, 2020, 08:44 PM | Updated 08:44 PM IST
Aashish Chandorkar blows holes in the ‘testing less’ claim.

Aashish Chandorkar blows holes in the ‘testing less’ claim.


Is India really testing less?

A claim is repeatedly made that India is doing less testing for COVID-19.

At 102 tests per million, several voices – mostly self-appointed experts – are quick to point out that this is a flawed approach by the Indian Council For Medical Research (ICMR).

The notion that testing is a panacea for the coronavirus problem is flawed logic, says commentator Aashish Chandorkar. Watch what he has to say.

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