You are Rahul Mehta, a resident of Karol Bagh. As a responsible citizen you feel that if adequate measures are taken then the spread of Corona Virus can be arrested. Write a letter to the Editor of The Hindustan Times discussing the causes for the spread of the virus and the measures that can be taken for our safety.
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If community transmission doesn’t happen in the next 30 days, we may be on a good wicket,” said Dr Balram Bhargava, director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research on Friday evening, when India had confirmed 81 cases.
Between then and Sunday night, coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases have jumped to 107. At this rate of increase, the number of cases is set to double by midweek.
India is on a very sticky wicket.
With several instances of at-risk travellers and their contacts evading screening, refusing to stay home quarantined for two weeks, or slipping out of isolation wards across the country, the threat of community transmission of Sars-Cov-2, the viruses that causes Covid-19, is likely to happen sooner than later.
Community transmission is said to occur when Covid-19 is diagnosed in someone who has not travelled to a country with an ongoing outbreak and has not been near a confirmed case or their close contacts.
It is far more difficult to contain because anyone and everyone could be infected or infecting others, as is happening in China, Italy, Iran and South Korea, which would mean everyone with fever and cough will need to be home quarantined for Covid-19.
“We can’t stop community spread, but we can delay it and slow it down to space the demand on health services so that everyone gets the medical care they need,” said Dr K Srinath Reddy, president, Public Health Foundation of India.