Book Review: Urgent, cogent, matter-of-fact ready-reckoner on the C-virus
Deccan ChronicleIf you had to read just one book to explain the coronavirus pandemic that stopped the world in 2020, Anirban Mahapatra’s Covid-19 should be it. Written by a scientist for the lay reader, Covid-19 charts a fascinating course, from the life of a virus to its growth and spread, and animal and human responses to viruses. What a virus actually is, how it expands its own lifecycle and propagation, how it jumps from life form to life form: in clear language and perspective we learn about the possible “RNA World” of almost billion years ago, the way evolution left the virus behind and yet how it continues to have such a devastating effect. One of the biggest achievements of this book is the lucid, non-judgmental manner in which Mahapatra debunks all the various swirls of misinformation around Covid-19 and its spread.
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