Open AccessFlattening the Pandemic Curve of COVID-19 Explosion in India
Author(s) -
Tipu Khalil Syed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i39b32175
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , flattening , china , medicine , geography , virology , disease , engineering , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , mechanical engineering , archaeology , pathology
Background: COVID-19 is pandemic which recently crossed the hundred million mark of infection cases all over the world. In the last one year from its inception China, two million people lost their lives struggling with COVID-19 related complications.
Summary: COVID-19 or coronavirus disease 2019 is seriously hurting almost all the aspect of human lives. Flattened curve of COVID-19 infections is the desired outcome of mitigation measures which must be achieved at the earliest. Various methods can be employed to mitigate the viral spread such as mask wearing, hand hygiene and so on so that flattening of the curve can be attained as soon as possible to avoid any further damage.
Conclusion: COVID-19 must be mitigated with all means and follow up of each activity must be done. More study is needed to analyze which measure is particularly effective in certain set of conditions.