EXCLUSIVE: Scientists say India’s government ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge reut.rs/33ixn8x @DevjyotGhoshal and @krishnadas56 1/6
A forum of scientific advisers set up by the government warned Indian officials in early March of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus taking hold in the country, five scientists who are part of the forum tell Reuters reut.rs/33ixn8x 2/6
Despite the warning, four of the scientists said India did not try to impose major restrictions to stop the spread, allowing mass religious and political gatherings reut.rs/33ixn8x 3/6
‘I am worried that science was not taken into account to drive policy,’ said one of the scientific advisers reut.rs/33ixn8x 4/6
‘Our science could have been given more significance,’ one adviser told Reuters. 'What we observed in whatever little way, that should have been used better’ reut.rs/33ixn8x 5/6
The office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India’s health ministry did not respond to requests for comment reut.rs/33ixn8x 6/6
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