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Experts
highlighted the importance of population segregation
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Referring
authenticated guidelines will help to get correct information
With the recent announcement of COVID- 19
declared as pandemic by WHO, there are 193 countries facing this widespread
outbreak of Coronavirus which never occurred earlier. India, which is lately,
reported 415 cases of Coronavirus in its second stage, it is still in a
position to control, if potential measures taken by government, should be
seriously followed by people.
IIHMR
University, a leading university in public health, hosted a webinar to create
awareness among people on “Coronavirus #what we know and what we must do”. The
expert panel of public health professionals Dr. S.D. Gupta, Chairman, IIHMR and
Dr. Daya Krishan Mangal, Dean, Research IIHMR University and Fellow, Indian
Public Association shared their expert opinion, on the outbreak of such an
infectious virus. The webinar was attended by 470 participants across the
country.
The
experts urged people to maintain social distancing which helps to break all the
channels of transmission, hence blocking community transmission. The panel also
advice on avoiding unnecessary touching of nose, mouth or face or rather use
non dominant hand and maintain cough etiquettes. They emphasized on keeping
elderly people in isolation as they are more prone to infection because of low
immunity by advising them to avoid morning walks as 80% elderly population died
in china.
For
the younger generation, the panel asked people to utilize this time in pursuing
their hobbies and keeping the home bright and lighted to avoid depression.
As
per their expertise, the effect of Corona outbreak will come down in next 6 to
8 weeks, if the current practices of staying at home and self-isolation are
followed strictly and circulation of fake news over social media would be
stopped completely.
Dr.
Pankaj Gupta, President, IIHMR University concluded the webinar by appealing
people to take necessary measures to stay healthy & support government and
health workers by staying indoors. He also urged to learn from the mistakes
what other countries made and help preventing spread.
