Flattening the Pandemic Curve of COVID-19 Explosion in India
Tipu Khalil Syed *
Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha-442001, Maharashtra, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: COVID-19 is pandemic which recently crossed the hundred million mark of infection cases all over the world. In the last one year from its inception China, two million people lost their lives struggling with COVID-19 related complications.
Summary: COVID-19 or coronavirus disease 2019 is seriously hurting almost all the aspect of human lives. Flattened curve of COVID-19 infections is the desired outcome of mitigation measures which must be achieved at the earliest. Various methods can be employed to mitigate the viral spread such as mask wearing, hand hygiene and so on so that flattening of the curve can be attained as soon as possible to avoid any further damage.
Conclusion: COVID-19 must be mitigated with all means and follow up of each activity must be done. More study is needed to analyze which measure is particularly effective in certain set of conditions.
Keywords: Health care system, flattening COVID-19 curve, pandemic, mitigation measures, COVID-19