Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in India: A Perspective so far

Puneet Kumar Gupta; Preeti Bhaskar; Sonam Maheshwari

doi:10.5799/jcei/8220

Full Text (PDF)

Puneet Kumar Gupta ¹, Preeti Bhaskar ², Sonam Maheshwari ³ ^*

More Detail

¹ ICFAI Business School, The ICFAI University, Dehradun, India² Ibra College of Technology, Oman & Research Scholar, ICFAI Business School, The ICFAI University, Dehradun, India³ Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Doon Medical College, Dehradun, India^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

There is a new public health emergency victimization the world with the emergence and spread of COVID-19. However, India has performed very well to tackle this emergency of public health so far but at the time of writing the manuscript (as on 06.04.2020), India is on the stage to increase the lockdown period in the current situation because of peak rise in the confirmed cases of COVID-19. The present study aims to review the decisions of the Indian government that are being implemented so far to hold the situation of COVID-19 along with the challenges faced so far. However, only time will tell that the decisions taken so far are sufficiently strong to protect the majority of Indian during on-going COVID-19 pandemic. At last, special considerations highlight on major footsteps and challenges so far in India due to COVID-19.

Keywords

social distancing
lockdown
COVID-19
Tablighi Jamat
migrant workers

License

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Article Type: Review Article

J Clin Exp Invest, 2020, Volume 11, Issue 4, Article No: em00744

https://doi.org/10.5799/jcei/8220

Publication date: 30 Apr 2020

Article Views: 2434

Article Downloads: 891

Open Access References How to cite this article

References

Paules CI, Marston HD, Fauci AS. Coronavirus infections—more than just the common cold. Jama. 2020 Feb 25;323(8):7.
World Health Organization. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic. 2020. Available at: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 (Accessed: 29 March 2020).
Malik YS, Sircar S, Bhat S, Vinodhkumar OR, Tiwari R, et al. (2020). Emerging Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), a pandemic public health emergency with animal linkages: Current status update. Available at: https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202000343/download/final_file
COVID19 India. 2020. Available at: https://www.covid19india.org/ (Accessed: 29 March 2020).
Pinarayi Vijayan 2020, Update on Coronavirus incident: A patient has been tested positive for Novel Coronavirus infection and is kept in isolation. The infected patient is a student of Wuhan University. We are closely monitoring the situation, Tweet, 30 January. Available at: https://twitter.com/vijayanpinarayi/status/1222819465143832577
The Weather Channel. Kerala Defeats Coronavirus; India’s Three COVID-19 Patients Successfully Recover. Available at: https://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/news/2020-02-14-kerala-defeats-coronavirus-indias-three-covid-19-patients-successfully (Accessed: 29 March 2020).
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. 2020. Available at: https://www.mohfw.gov.in
Wikipedia. 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India. 2020. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_India#cite_note-:2-8 (Accessed: 29 March 2020).
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. 2020 Available at: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/ConsolidatedTraveladvisoryUpdated11032020.pdf (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2020. Available at: https://boi.gov.in/content/advisory-travel-and-visa-restrictions-related-covid-19-0 (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
The Economic Times. Now, India bans entry of Indians from EU, Turkey and UK. 2020. Available at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/government-prohibits-entry-of-passengers-from-eu-turkey-uk-from-march-18/articleshow/74657194.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Business Today. Coronavirus outbreak: India extends ban on international flights till April 14. 2020 Available at: https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/aviation/coronavirus-outbreak-india-extends-ban-on-international-flights-till-april-14/story/399343.html (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Shroff N. India extends ban on international flights until April 14. 2020. Available at: https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/03/27/india-extends-ban-on-international-flights-until-april-14/ (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Gettleman J, Schultz K. Modi Orders 3-Week Total Lockdown for All 1.3 Billion Indians. The New York Times. 2020. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/world/asia/india-coronavirus-lockdown.html (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
UN News. COVID-19: Lockdown across India, in line with WHO guidance. 24 March 2020. Available at: https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1060132 (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Regan H, Mitra E, Gupta W. India places millions under lockdown to fight coronavirus. CNN. Available at: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/23/asia/coronavirus-covid-19-update-india-intl-hnk/index.html (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai. RBI announces further measures for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020. Available at: https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/PressRelease/PDFs/PR2167BA409AC37FA8460497BA0C9B283E5DD9.PDF (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Krishnan V. Lack of testing kits, understaffed hospitals: COVID exposes India’s crumbling healthcare system. 2020. Available at: https://caravanmagazine.in/health/lack-testing-kits-understaffed-hospitals-covid-exposes-india-crumbling-healthcare-system (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Kumar R, Pal R. India achieves WHO recommended doctor population ratio: A call for paradigm shift in public health discourse!. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2018 Sep;7(5):841.
Rajagopal D. Covid-19: Private labs face home testing hiccups. 2020 Available at: https://m.economictimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/covid-19-private-labs-face-home-testing-hiccups/articleshow/74940906.cms (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Sarkar S. Coronavirus quarantine in India: no tests, stained toilets and broken beds force some to flee. 2020. Available at: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3076896/coronavirus-quarantine-india-unhygienic-facilities (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Johny S. Explained | Who are the Tablighi Jamaat? 2020. Available at: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/explained-who-are-the-tablighi-jamaat-the-organisation-at-the-epicentre-of-coronavirus-outbreak-in-india/article31238915.ece (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Anand A. IIM study predicts 1.5 lakh Covid-19 cases by May first week as ‘result of Tablighi event’. 2020. Available at: https://theprint.in/india/iim-study-predicts-1-5-lakh-covid-19-cases-by-may-first-week-as-result-of-tablighi-event/397810/ (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Mishra A. Coronavirus: VHP demands complete ban on Nizamuddin Markaz, Tablighi Jamaat. 2020. Available at: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/coronavirus-vhp-demands-complete-ban-on-nizamuddin-markaz-tablighi-jamaat-821721.html (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
BBC News. Tablighi Jamaat: The group blamed for new Covid-19 outbreak in India. 2020. Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52131338 (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Rukmini S. India’s coronavirus lockdown takes toll on migrant workers. Available at: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/india-fight-coronavirus-takes-toll-migrant-workers-200324084150540.html (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Choudhury SR. India announces $22.5 billion stimulus package to help those affected by the lockdown. 2020. Available at: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/26/coronavirus-india-needs-a-support-package-larger-than-20-billion-dollars.html (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
PTI. COVID-19: Indian-American body launches initiative for underprivileged communities in India. Available at: https://www.deccanherald.com/international/covid-19-indian-american-body-launches-initiative-for-underprivileged-communities-in-india-821194.html (Accessed: 6 April 2020).
Santacroce L, Charitos IA, Del Prete R. COVID-19 in Italy: An Overview from the First Case to Date. Electron J Gen Med. 2020;17(6):em235. doi: 10.29333/ejgm/7926.
Density of Physicians (Total Number per 1000 Population, Latest Available Year), Global Health Observatory (GHO) Data. Situation and Trends. Available at: http://www.who.int/gho/health_workforce/physicians_density/en/
Anand S, Fan V. The health workforce in India. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2016 (Human Resources for Health Observer Series No.16. Available at: https://www.who.int/hrh/resources/hwindia_health-obs16/en/ (Accessed: 25 April 2020).
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Available at: https://community.data.gov.in/covid-19-india-factsheet-as-on-14th-april-2020-900-am/ (Accessed: 16 April 2020).
CTBUREAU_NAV. Covid-19 cases rise to 5,194 with 149 deaths in India. citytoday. 2020. Available at: https://citytoday.news/covid-19-cases-rises-to-5194-with-149-deaths-in-india-181-cases-5-deaths-in-karnataka/ (Accessed: 16 April 2020).
Shaik I. Contribution of Indian Leadership in war against COVID-19. TimesofIndia. 2020. Available at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/dr-israr-shaik/contribution-of-indian-leadership-in-war-against-covid-19-11786/ (Accessed: 16 April 2020).
Dutta PK. Is coronavirus situation in India less severe than other countries?. India Today. 2020. Available at: https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/is-coronavirus-situation-in-india-less-severe-than-other-countries-1661359-2020-03-30 (Accessed: 16 April 2020).
Changoiwala P. Covid-19 Threatens to Overwhelm India’s Health Care System. Undark. 2020. Available at: https://undark.org/2020/04/14/covid-19-india/
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Guidance document on appropriate management of suspect/confirmed cases of COVID-19. Available at: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/FinalGuidanceonMangaementofCovidcasesversion2.pdf (Accessed: 26 April 2020).
Porecha M. DCGI clears clinical trial of plasma therapy in Covid-19 patients. BusinessLine. 2020. Available at: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/drug-controller-general-of-india-approves-clinical-trial-of-convalescent-plasma-therapy-in-covid-19-patients/article31375934.ece (Accessed: 26 April 2020).

How to cite this article

Vancouver

Gupta PK, Bhaskar P, Maheshwari S. Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in India: A Perspective so far. J Clin Exp Invest. 2020;11(4):em00744. https://doi.org/10.5799/jcei/8220

APA

Gupta, P. K., Bhaskar, P., & Maheshwari, S. (2020). Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in India: A Perspective so far. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations, 11(4), em00744. https://doi.org/10.5799/jcei/8220

AMA

Gupta PK, Bhaskar P, Maheshwari S. Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in India: A Perspective so far. J Clin Exp Invest. 2020;11(4), em00744. https://doi.org/10.5799/jcei/8220

Chicago

Gupta, Puneet Kumar, Preeti Bhaskar, and Sonam Maheshwari. "Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in India: A Perspective so far". Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations 2020 11 no. 4 (2020): em00744. https://doi.org/10.5799/jcei/8220

Harvard

Gupta, P. K., Bhaskar, P., and Maheshwari, S. (2020). Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in India: A Perspective so far. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations, 11(4), em00744. https://doi.org/10.5799/jcei/8220

MLA

Gupta, Puneet Kumar et al. "Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in India: A Perspective so far". Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations, vol. 11, no. 4, 2020, em00744. https://doi.org/10.5799/jcei/8220