: Coronavirus: By denying community transmission, India is choosing convenience over public health #IndiaNEWS Even as Kerala confirmed there was community transmission in the state, the government of

Coronavirus: By denying community transmission, India is choosing convenience over public health #IndiaNEWS
Even as Kerala confirmed there was community transmission in the state, the government of India has remained silent on it. The government, till date, maintains there is “no community transmission???, despite more than a million confirmed Covid-19 cases, the third highest in the world, behind only the United States and Brazil. This denial of what the experts are calling “the writing on the wall??? is hurting the administration’s ability to build trust, communicate effectively and mobilise communities during the crisis, and hurting India’s handling of the pandemic.Community transmission occurs when a positive patient has not been exposed to another known Covid-19 patient. This indicates that the infection is well-established in the community.Quarantine and lockdown, which India is still focusing on, as a primary strategy is counterproductive, said experts. Instead, the focus should now be on community-driven behavioural changes, use of masks in public and a stronger message for hand washing, hygiene and physical distancing, they said. Meanwhile, cities such as Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, where the cases are no longer in mere clusters, ought to focus on getting only those with severe symptoms to hospitals while asking the mild and asymptomatic patients to stay at home.Living in denialIndia is definitely not in community transmission, insisted Balram Bhargava, director general...Read more

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