Open AccessThe prevalence, preventive measures and economic impact of pandemic COVID-19 in India: the initial phase
Author(s) -
Arindam Ganguly,
Ujjal Konar,
Animesh Kundu,
Sutanu Ghosh,
Ishita Chatterjee,
Susmita Nad,
Sandeep Chatterjee,
Sristishil Nandi,
Sourav Singha,
Sukhen Kali
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta biologica szegediensis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.212
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1588-4082
pISSN - 1588-385X
DOI - 10.14232/abs.2020.1.43-62
Subject(s) - pandemic , case fatality rate , transmission (telecommunications) , outbreak , environmental health , coronavirus , poverty , covid-19 , medicine , population , disease , socioeconomics , developing country , geography , demography , economic growth , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , sociology , electrical engineering , economics , engineering
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is posing a serious threat to the mankind with its massive infection rate and potentially fatality. A total of 212 countries have been infected within the 112 days of rst report causing 2 314 621 conrmed cases and 157 847 deaths worldwide. India, the country which is already battling with poverty, malnutrition and high population density is also at the second stage of coronavirus transmission. The situation is worsening and the attention has focused on the prevalence and preventive measures to be taken to protect 1.35 billion people of the largest democratic country of the world. In this review, a study has been designed to evaluate the prevalence, transmission, clinical symptoms, and preventive measures to control the community transmission of this fatal disease. The initial impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak on Indian economy has also been dealt with. This study reviews and summarizes the main points of the epidemic in India until the end of April 2020.