COVID-19 COMMUNITY SPREAD STARTED IN INDIA

             IMA'S COMMITMENT THAT THE COVID-19 COMMUNITY SPREAD STARTED AND THE SITUATION IS BAD, OBSERVES IMA 

 NEW DELHI: Almost more than one million people effected by Covid-19 the Indian Medical Association (IMA) is of the view that community spread has started and the situation is out of control and pretty bad.

While speaking to ANI, Dr V K Monga, the chairman of IMA Hospital Board of India said," This is now an exponential growth. Every day the numbers of Coronavirus cases is increasing day by day by the more than around 30,000. This is really a bad situation for the country.

In that so many factors are connected with it all but overall this is now spreading to rural areas. This is a bad sign. It now shows a community spread."

According to the latest update by the Union Health Ministry, the total Confirmed cases reached 10,38,716. There are 3,58,629 active cases and 6,53,751 cured/ discharged/migrated. A total of 26,273 deaths have been registered to date.

Dr Monga further said," Cases are penetrating down into towns and villages where it will be very difficult to control the situation. In Delhi, we were able to contain it, about interior parts of the country in Maharashtra, Karnataka, kerala, Goa, Madhya Pradesh these all states may be the new hotspots.

This community spread is very effectively affect the low immunity patients so, as per the Doctors suggestions we need to be very aware to this community spread all the precautions should be taken every time then we all will be free to this epedamic.

"All this issues are very important and the state governments should take full care and seek help of the central government to control the situation," Monga said.

As many as 1,34,33,742 samples have been tested for Covid-19 till July 17. Of these 3,61,024 samples were tested on Friday, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.

ICMR ramping up the testing facilities regularly. At present, 885 government laboratories and 368 private laboratory chains are conducting Covid-19 tests across the country.

This is a viral disease that spreads very fastly. To contain the disease there are only two options. Firstly, 70 percent population contracts the disease and gets immune, and other id getting an immunisation," stated Monga.

          "There has to be phases of trials then human trial, then efficacy and the side effects. Also, importantly it has to be seen how long this immunity will last because most of the patients are unable to go beyond three months of immunity," said Dr Monga.