Is social distancing an oxymoron in India?published at 04:25 British Summer Time 24 April 2020
Geeta Pandey
BBC News, Delhi
Health experts and governments across the world have been advising people to practice social distancing to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
In India too, we are constantly being told to avoid physical contact and maintain a distance of at least 1m from others.
But what transpires every now and then makes one wonder if social distancing is an oxymoron in India.
"In India, it's a privilege to be able to maintain social distancing when most of the population is huddled up five to six in a room," one sociologist I spoke to said.