Open AccessCOVID-19 preparedness among public and healthcare providers in the initial days of nationwide lockdown in India: A rapid electronic survey
Author(s) -
Limalemla Jamir,
Shaista Najeeb,
Rajeev Aravindakshan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_902_20
Subject(s) - medicine , preparedness , hygiene , public health , health care , government (linguistics) , pandemic , family medicine , covid-19 , personal protective equipment , medical emergency , environmental health , nursing , disease , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , economics , economic growth
The COVID-19 Pandemic has been raging across continents in recent months. Public health measures are crucial in preventing COVID-19. The Government of India declared a nationwide lockdown on 24 March, 2020. The objective of this study is to assess preparedness among general public and healthcare providers against COVID-19 by way of adopting public health measures at the very beginning of the nationwide lockdown in India.