Ramanan Laxminarayan

Ramanan Laxminarayan (born in Kampala, Uganda) is an economist and an epidemiologist. Quotes Our initial estimates showed that 300 million to 500 million Indians were likely to be infected with the coronavirus by the end of July. Most of the cases would be without symptoms or with mild infections, but about a tenth — 30 million to 50 million — would most likely be severe. What India Needs to Fight the Virus Some don’t want lockdowns because of the economic and human costs. But they also don’t want there to be a flood of cases into hospitals. Perhaps they are counting on chloroquine or BCG vaccination to save the day. Unfortunately, Covid-19 cannot be dealt with through wishful thinking. Time will reveal value of India’s lockdown About Many are saying these projected numbers by Ramanan Laxminarayan will cause panic. I disagree. I think him telling us that India could get 300 to 500 million #Corona cases by July is a call to action. It brings home gravity of what could happen if we don't isolate diligently. — barkha dutt (@BDUTT) March 21, 2020 on X Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan suggests that if mathematical models applied in US & UK were applied to India, we could be looking at 300 million #Covid19 infections. — India Today (@IndiaToday) March 20, 2020 on X External links Category:1970 births Category:Economists from India Category:Epidemiologists Category:Living people