The economics of running a wartime economy are fundamentally different from the economics of running a peacetime economy. A wartime economy involves investing in winning a war because if you do not win the war, there is no economy to invest in.- @EmergingRoy
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Everyone saying lockdowns are bad for the economy need to realize that the novel coronavirus pandemic is novel. If we don't take severe steps, there won't be an economy to grow, 'Stupidity' is the one pandemic consistently present throughout the history of humankind
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Avoiding community transmission is paramount. Tablighi and Dharavi have been super-spreaders making Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu super-critical.
High time to repurpose the economy to make the materials needed to curb COVID-19 not focus on what we need usually.
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High time to repurpose the economy to make the materials needed to curb COVID-19 not focus on what we need usually.
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Healthcare takes priority over everything else - from testing kits, medicines, vaccines, diagnosis tools, R&D.
Food and allied supply chains - Agri inputs, packaging for harvest, mills, F&V, retail, long-haul, last-mile.
Ensure finance is never a constraint.
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Food and allied supply chains - Agri inputs, packaging for harvest, mills, F&V, retail, long-haul, last-mile.
Ensure finance is never a constraint.
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"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength" - Corrie Ten Boom
Remember, life is inherently uncertain. The pandemic only increases this uncertainty.
Collective action needs to be the foundation for a strong multi-lateral response.
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Remember, life is inherently uncertain. The pandemic only increases this uncertainty.
Collective action needs to be the foundation for a strong multi-lateral response.
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Transparency on infections, cases, deaths is important to ascertain how deep the water is.
No one likes to be a barrier of bad news. Creating a digital anonymized lead entry system with restricted access to certified healthcare professionals could be a potential solution.
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No one likes to be a barrier of bad news. Creating a digital anonymized lead entry system with restricted access to certified healthcare professionals could be a potential solution.
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Idle man's brain is a devil's workshop.
Can the government use the idle time everyone has at their hands by incentivizing people to work on solving challenges in keeping the healthcare, food and allied supply chains running and coronavirus-free?
@NITIAayog @amitabhk87
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Can the government use the idle time everyone has at their hands by incentivizing people to work on solving challenges in keeping the healthcare, food and allied supply chains running and coronavirus-free?
@NITIAayog @amitabhk87
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The world is running out of storage space. Produce thrown away yet empty shelves at supermarkets.
No packaging material, stopped trucks, space used in storing non-essential goods (outside of food, health).
New D2C logistics needed?
bit.ly/3dOSRO7 - @finshots
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No packaging material, stopped trucks, space used in storing non-essential goods (outside of food, health).
New D2C logistics needed?
bit.ly/3dOSRO7 - @finshots
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