COVID is back and if reports are to be believed China is already grappling to curb this wave of pandemic. Patients’ rush at hospitals, frequent lockdowns and subsequent protests over strict measures in place are the frequent news headlines emanating from China and all these are not good news at all for even India. Recent spurt in COVID positive daily cases in Japan, America , Brazil and Korea also is a matter of grave concern and has to be taken seriously. We paid the price for being late to take things seriously during second wave as a result so many lives lost. World over economies are still struggling to recover from lockdown after effects and now again another wave will be too much for any nation. Indian Government has been keeping a hawk’s eye on the whole situation and rightly passed on the necessary instructions to the states/UTs. Prevention is the best cure as proven during the last three waves and same set sequence of early detection, isolation, testing, timely management of suspected and confirmed cases to contain another outbreak is the need of the hour.
On Jammu and Kashmir front, immediate audit of oxygen plants and backup power should be taken as during last waves though ventilators were dispatched but in the absence of trained manpower and backup power all were of no use. With DRDO hospitals already dismantled, whole Health and Medical Education Department has to be extra alert and should start planning for the worse right now as this variant is too contagious as per reports, as such as and when this variant reaches India it will spread all over in no time and by that time knee jerk reactions will be of no use, all plans for the worse scenario should be put in place now, any equipment if required be purchased. For public, simple rule is to follow the guidelines, as and when issued, masks and sanitizers are our only safety mantras.
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