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Most discussions on India’s Covid-19 outbreak centre on the high number of cases, now third in the world after the United States and Brazil. The messaging from the government has been that things are getting better. However, a broader look at the month’s data shows that cases are growing fastest in India among the worst affected countries, and improvements in India have plateaued.

Not only that, but India is gradually inching towards registering the highest number of daily new cases. Since last week, it has consistently added over 40,000 new cases every day, and on Monday, July 27, it was just 5,000 cases away from reporting the highest daily rise in cases in the world. India reported nearly 50,000 new cases, just behind the US, which added a little less than 55,000 cases on the day. Incidentally, Brazil at the third spot added less than half the number of cases as India.

Despite having the world’s third-highest caseload, India’s cases are growing faster among the 10 worst-affected countries. In fact, India has one of the world’s highest growth rates in cases; just 18 countries out of nearly 200 are growing faster, but all of them (except Argentina with 1.5 lakh cases) have only a few hundred or few thousand cases. In the worst-affected US, cases are doubling in 40 days, while in Brazil, they are taking 36 days. In India, cases are doubling in 19 days.

The seven-day rolling average of India’s daily additions is also sloping upwards and competes with that of Brazil and the US. According to ‘Our World in Data’, as of July 26, India’s average daily additions were around 44,000; the same was 45,600 for Brazil. The US tops the chart with daily additions averaging 66,600.

Epidemiologist Giridhar R Babu believes this increase in cases should not worry us as increased detection helps in early isolation. “Starting with just a few labs, India has come a really long way in detecting these many cases by expanding testing throughout the country. However, there is still scope for more testing, especially in areas with low case detection. We should not worry about the absolute number of cases, as increased detection helps in saving more lives by early isolation and timely management,” said the professor and head of lifecourse epidemiology at Public Health Foundation of India.

Whether the pandemic ends within a month or two or stretches into the long-term, business owners need to be ready to buckle down and make changes to their business strategy in order to weather the storm and beyond.

The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown had brought hundreds of companies across the world to their knees. But with a few essential tips, you can help your business ride out this tough time.

We have for you here a few business-survival tips from several CEOs to help protect your company during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Tips from Himanshu Bindal for business growth

Himanshu Bindal, Founder of Biosup (a pioneering company in the area of pharmaceutical and surgical products) shared tips to plan for future growth:

1. Cost monitoring: Always monitor your cost and get as lean as possible even when you are not having liquidity challenges. Also, keep an eye on your balance sheet. The better you manage your cash the better your business plans will work out.

2. Contingency planning: Planning always saves you from the worst-case scenarios. Always have a Plan B and if possible, a Plan C as well so that if something goes sideways, your company will not be hit hard as it will be saved by your contingency plans.

3. Quick decision-making: Never delay in making decisive decisions in times of trouble. And never be shy about seeking help from outside.

4. Communicate with customers: Try to communicate with customers and let them know that they and their reviews on your products matter. Improve and do the changes accordingly, if needed.

5. Internet: Go online as much as possible because it always helps to reach customers who we cannot tap through offline or other forms of marketing.

6. Keep striving: Keep striving to come on top of the industry of which your company is a part of.

 

 

5 pillars of business strategy from Vikas Chaturvedi

Vikas Chaturvedi CEO of Xanadu Realty a real estate b2b consultancy firm shared 5 pillars of his strategy which includes:

1. Drive Innovation in every aspect of the business

2. Absorb and accept technology in your organization to take your product to the customers

3. Take initiative and bring smarter consumer propositions to take care of worries of a consumer while buying property

4. Reskill your teams for the new scenarios

5. Mitigate risk and judicious cash management. Most importantly stay positive during this time.

印度总理莫迪自新型冠状病毒疫情扩大以后，开始强调在本国内打造自主独立的经济圈的构想。背景是新冠疫情的影响加剧，供应链陷入崩溃，同时以边境冲突为契机，印度出现了排除中国企业的动向。对印度来说，中国是最大进口对象国，如何降低对中国的依存度成为焦点。

 

“新冠病毒令世界崩溃，也在迫使印度自立。必须将危机变为商机”，5月12日，莫迪在电视演讲中提出了20万亿卢比（约合人民币1.9万亿元）的经济刺激举措。他提出振兴当地的制造业和农业，同时构建印度国内供应链的方针。“自立经济圈”构想首次浮出水面。

 

作为新冠疫情防控对策，拥有排在世界第2位的13亿人口的印度3月25日起实施全境封锁。不过，由于国民缺乏思想准备，印度经济陷入混乱。

 

“无法把牛奶送到消费者手中”，当地电视台自4月起连续播出农户将新鲜牛奶倒入河中、蔬菜在仓库里腐烂的画面。由于突如其来的全境封锁，供应链陷入功能紊乱。

 

在印度，连接农村和城市的物流原本就很脆弱，能以低温运输的卡车也很少。零部件甚至无法运到工厂。在城市打工的外出务工劳动者也大量被解雇。印度的经济活动崩溃，同时疫情扩大也没有停止。莫迪或许深感必须在国内各个地区建立稳固的经济基础。

 

“力争使（印度）国内的生产和消费活动与世界的供应链融合起来”，莫迪在7月9日的演讲中对自立经济圈这样解释。作为例子之一，他提及药品产业今后向世界供给开发的疫苗的方案。虽然定义仍模糊不清，但似乎打算在提振国内产业的同时大力发展出口等。

 

在此期间，6月中旬中印在边境发生冲突，印度军队时隔45年出现伤亡。印度政府为此禁止了中国企业提供的视频APP等的使用。有观点认为，将中国最大通信设备企业华为技术等从印度市场排除出去的措施是“推进自立经济圈的一环”。印度此前过度依赖中国，但以此次的新冠病毒危机为契机，寻求加以改变。

 

印度2019年度的贸易逆差为1528亿美元，其中对中国逆差占约3成。从2018年印度对各国的进口额来看，中国排在首位，占整体的14％。印度的通信和半导体依赖中国造，无法自主推进产品制造的领域也很多。如果持续抵制中国，印度经济将发生怎样的变化？众多相关人士正密切关注这一前景。