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However, as per the WHO guidelines the social distancing seems to
slowdown the rate of spreading infection but it not the only solution that can
single-handedly counter the problem. China has already reportedly overcome the
problem by imposing lock downs. Another country that came out triumphant in the
war against this deadly virus is South Korea which was under threat of serious
troubles due to corona virus pandemic.
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To overcome this great health hazard which is supposedly
threatening the lives of thousands of people across the nation, India should
adapt the 3T strategy to fight COVID-19.
Although, India has been able to impost the 21-day long lockdown as
a preventive measure amidst COVID-19 pandemic to stop the virus from reaching
community transmission which is likely to happen as anticipated by the top
health experts of the country. However, it should also strengthen its strategy
to combat the virus by effectively tracing all the suspected cases of virus and
implying robust testing to confirm the infection and eventually treating the
positive cases using available symptomatic treatment procedures.
It should be kept in mind that most of the suspected people being
tested for COVID-19 in India are being prioritized on the basis of their travel
history to corona affected nations or them being in close contact with an
infected person. However, it is most likely that people showing no symptoms
while meeting the aforementioned criteria might be healthy carriers of this
deadly virus. Therefore, it is suggested the government should ensure the
flexibility in the testing criteria and starting more test centers across the
country. It should be noted that India has already started working in this way
by allowing the private labs to run COVID-19 tests. So far around 63 testing centers
has been approved throughout the country.
As WHO has recently commended India for its ability to contain the COVID-19
pandemic. It has also suggested the although lock-down is “comprehensive and
robust” in slowing down the threat of COVID-19 infection by 62% but it is not
only way to stock this deadly virus. Therefore, it is suggested that India
should also follow the footsteps of South Korea by implying the 3T strategy in
war against novel corona virus. Tracing, testing and treating the found cases
of COVID-19 might help India win this war.
