Coronavirus- global pandemic need medical attention

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Corornavirus Global pandemic Need medical
attention
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Corona In India, a glance on statistics!

• Coronavirus first came in India in mid February
  this year, when number of cases were just 3.
• Three months later, as on, May 15, numbers
  climbed to 85,784
• Today, total number of cases inn India are more
  than 950,000!
• Thanks to increased medical care and caution
  among people, death rate has been steadily
  falling. It is 2.6 for now with recovery rate at
  63
• But the sad fact is that the rate of new cases
  emerging is increasing faster than the new cases
  being recovered!

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Updates on COVID-19 vaccine

• Amidst the staggering figures and considering the
  impact on economics and human interaction,
  continuous lockdown is not a solution to prevent
  the spread.
• Thus, it is really important, that people
  naturally become immune to the virus. A proper
  vaccine would assist in developing that immunity.
• Today (15th July), the first batch of first
  coronavirus vaccine, developed by Russia would be
  released, followed by second batch due on 20th
  July.
• Indias COVAXIN is not behind the race, clinical
  trials are being done, and if everything goes to
  plan, India would be second to release a vaccine
  (Expected date 15th August)

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Ways of transmissions

• Vaccines helps to get you cured. But recall the
  famous saying Prevention is better than cure.
  So to understand how to prevent the virus, it is
  important to know how spreads at the first place.
• 1. Droplets COVID-19 spreads mainly through
  droplets. Thus, infected person if sneezes,
  coughs, exhales, within 6 feet, he/she may
  breathe the virus into you.
• 2. Surface contact Droplets contacted by
  touching surfaces may reach ones body by then
  accidental touching his/her mouth, nose or eyes
• 3. Air transmission Virus can be retained in
  air for as long as 3 hours. Inhaling it can make
  you infected. However, it is not a major
  transmitter.

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WHAT WHO RECOMMENDS
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WHO recommendations?

• Disease transmission should be under control
• 1. Quarantine and isolation
• 2. Social distancing
• 3. Contact tracing
• Health systems across the world should be able to
  detect all COVID-19 positive cases
• 1. Rapid testing is required
• 2. Every case must be treated
• 3. Tracing every contact Trace everyone who
  comes within 6 feet of infected person.
• Hotspots risks should be minimized in vulnerable
  cases like cinemas, schools, buses, malls,
  restaurants, colleges, parties, medical clinics
  and conferences.

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WHOs recommendation for essential places

• Schools
• Plan and educate by practicing social
  distancing
• Separate students desks at 6 feet apart
• Use masks
• Use sanitizers
• Workplaces
• Rotate sta? with work from home and o?ce
• Practice social distancing
• Face masks to prevent others
• Essential items places
• Screening and testing is the key to all other
  steps
• Take temperature
• Screen with routine questions

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Medical precautions

• The four mantras need to be followed to contain
  the spread are
• Test
• Trace
• Isolate
• Protect (PPE kits)
• Testing It has to be done on a mass scale to
  resume businesses safely and confidently. For
  this rapid testing equipment should be developed
  and more people for testing should be trained
• Tracing Tracing proves to be a significant way
  to detect whether one has come within 2 meters of
  distance. This is done using apps like Apple
  COVID-19 app, Arogya-Setu app etc.
• Isolate Those especially who have come overseas,
  or has been recently infected are advised be
  isolated to avoid potential transmission.
• Protect People who are more hostile to the virus
  are required to wear PPE (Personal Protective
  Equipment) and others should wear masks at all
  times. This is to create a barrier between the
  wearer and anything that can make the virus enter
  into your body.

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How I can adjust to new normal

• Your mental well-being matters! If you feel
  anxious too often, do check your thinking errors.
  Your sanity is limited by the actions that are in
  your control. Thinking/worrying about something
  beyond your ability is not a good idea.
• Better accept the reality and respect the
  restrictions. Work from home, practice some
  yoga/exercise, eat home-made/healthy food.
• Although social distancing is important, it does
  not equate to social isolation. Use
  technology/media to stay connected. After all, we
  are human beings.
• Anybody can get infected hence all of us have to
  prepare ourselves for what will we do for the 2
  weeks' isolation. We may keep books to read, but
  now being online is such a blessing mobile
  phones are a big blessing where we can do video
  chat with our family members, or we can watch
  movies, or we can watch other daily
  soaps/serials.
• Be intentionally joyful.

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Author (Prof.) Dr S. Om Goel, MD/DM From family
of doctors from AIIMS, MAMC Delhi University MD
Medicine, USA DM/Fellowship, USA
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