Covid-19- its preparedness, successes and failures

Author: 
B. M. Vashisht, Dr. Srishti Singh, Dhriti Bapna, Anuj Jangra and Jai Prakash

Introduction- COVID-19 is a communicable disease and can be passed through the droplets from nose or mouth when an infected person coughs or exhales and this is the main reason to maintain one meter (six feet) distance from the sick person. Coronavirus originated in China first, but the cases were reported all over the world within a ten-day timeframe. India went past Russia in total infections to become the third biggest hot spot of the virus. The number of cases is increasing sharply despite the lockdown measures imposed by the Indian government.
Conclusion- The trajectory of cases is very concerning in India. Testing needs to be ramped up significantly and paired with comprehensive tracing and isolation efforts.

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DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2020.22790.4505
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