Many Indians still think coronavirus was either engineered in a lab or came from bats More

Indians are finally beginning to take the global Covid-19 contagion seriously. Over 70% Indians recognise it as a serious risk, though some are unsure of the facts, showed a survey conducted by GOQii, a smart-tech-enabled preventive health care company. Early misinformation and rumours about the virus being cultivated in labs also seem to have stuck with Indians, as does the disease’s alleged origins in bats and pangolins.