- March 21, 2020
DO NOT PUZZLE., NOT BAD REPORT OF INDIA
DO NOT PUZZLE., NOT BAD REPORT OF INDIA ,
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On 11 March 2020—– WHO declared Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic and reiterated the call for countries to take immediate actions and scale up response to treat, detect and reduce transmission to save people’s lives.
Situation update
As of 21 March 2020 (9:00 AM) —–
a total of 258 COVID-19 cases (219 Indians and 39 foreign nationals) have been reported in 22 states/union territories. These include 22 who have been cured/discharged, 1 who has migrated and 4 reported deaths. Hospital isolation of all confirmed cases, tracing and home quarantine of the contacts is ongoing.
WHO Country Office for India support
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WHO Country Office for India (WCO) has been working closely with MoHFW, on preparedness and response measures for COVID-19, including disease surveillance, laboratory and research protocols, risk communications, training on infection prevention and control (IPC) and cluster containment plan, surveillance and tracking of travellers.
“We welcome Prime Minister’s call for a Janta curfew and adopting social distancing. Effective implementation of the strategy will go a long way in controlling the spread of the virus. Along with hand-hygiene, coughing and sneezing in one’s sleeves prevents transmission.
These measures, together with social distancing can be effective in containing transmission. Even as we maintain social distancing, it is equally vital to stand together in solidarity to overcome this challenge,”
says Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India.
