How contagious is covid? Here's what ICMR math shows

In a report released on Monday, the ICMR said, strictly implementing social distancing measures such as home quarantine of symptomatics and suspected cases will reduce the overall expected number of cases by 62% and the peak number of cases by 89%, thus "flattening" the curve and providing more opportunities for interventions.

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