Open AccessSecond wave of COVID-19: emergency situation in India
Author(s) -
Saurabh Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taab082
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , contact tracing , virology , vaccination , mass vaccination , medical emergency , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
The COVID-19 pandemic has so far infected 25 385 043 people and has taken 280 683 lives (18 May 2021). Several infectious variants are circulating in the country, including the B.1.1.7, B.1.351, B.1.617 and B.1.618. Preventive strategies may include a large-scale testing, tracing, treatment approach, imposing Indian Penal Code 144 or lockdown in the hotspot areas and mass vaccination.
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