Some experts say India's relatively positive coronavirus numbers suggest the country's lockdown could be working — for now. But the reality behind them is more complicated, and experts caution that it's too early for the country to congratulate itself.
Experts predicted that the country could expect millions of coronavirus cases. Doctors warned that India needed to prepare for an onslaught of cases that could cripple the country's ill-equipped health system. Onlookers worried that the virus could spread like wildfire through India's slums, where residents live in cramped quarters and basic sanitation often isn't available. But so far, the world's second-most populous country appears to have avoided the worst.
A sample tube at a Covid-19 coronavirus testing drive inside the Dharavi slums during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown in Mumbai on April 16, 2020. Samir Saran, the president of the Observer Research Foundation, says India has ramped up its testing capabilities dramatically -- but he's still not happy with the numbers.
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