Lockdown can reduce COVID-19 pandemic peak by 43%: ICMR research

An Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study has suggested that lockdown is not the "final solution" to alleviate COVID-19 pandemic. "It'll reduce...highest number of new cases in a single day (peak) by 43%...total mortality (deaths) by 19%," it added. The research further stated that an aggressive test-and-quarantine strategy can bring down the peak by 71% and mortality by 40%.