Absence of strategy worsens COVID-19 situation in India

The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening in India each day, single day spike has passed 20,900 mark. The lack of serious strategy from the government has made the virus battle challenging for India

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The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening in India each day, single day spike has passed 20900 mark in last 24 days and the total number of cases have crossed 625,544. The lack of serious strategy from the government has made the virus battle challenging for India.

India's COVID-19 tally touched 6,25,544 with the biggest single-day increase of 20,903 cases, while the death count rose to 18,213, the latest data from the Union Health Ministry shows.

1. India witnesses the biggest single day spike with 20,903 cases

The pace at which the number of cases are rising is alarming for India and clearly shows the lockdown failed to  control the spread of the disease

2.The pace of virus spread is alarming and shows that lockdown has failed

The government still has not shown any seriousness in formulating a required strategy to fight the virus battle

3. The government still has no strategy to fight the virus battle

The Prime Minister had not only put the responsibility on the people to protect themselves but he also blamed the people for negligence since the unlock began in his recent message to the nation

4. PM Modi had put people responsible for the spread

There's still a shortage of ventilators and isolation beds in the country , while the healthcare system continues to collapse, the government has not put serious efforts in the enhancement of these fast shrinking health resources


5. Government has still not enhanced the shrinking health resources

Meanwhile ,the Drug Controller General of India has approved pharmaceutical firm Zydus Cadila to start Phase I and Phase II human clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine.

6. Pharmaceutical firm will start clinical trials of its covid-19 vaccine

This is the second vaccine after Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN to get the approval.

7. Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech is also doing the vaccine trial

Drug manufacturers around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus; a novel virus is one that has never previously been identified in humans, making the task of creating a vaccine that much harder.

8. Experts say the trials might take some more time before we reach any conclusion on the efficacy of the vaccine

Maharashtra reported over 6,000 cases in the last 24 hours in a record high for the first time since the global coronavirus outbreak. The state, which has been the worst hit by the pandemic, reported 6,330 cases today, taking the total count to over 1.86 lakh.

9. Maharashtra reported over 6000 cases in last 24 hours

With a large number of people showing no symptoms testing positive for COVID-19, the Union Health ministry has revised home isolation guidelines to include asymptomatic positive patients in the list of mild or pre-symptomatic coronavirus infection cases

10.Union Health ministry has revised home isolation guidelines

The chaos in handling the coronavirus pandemic has made it all the more challenging for the nation. India has come in the top ranks of worst affected covid-19 cases in just one month.

11. India is moving ahead to win a wrong battle

Despite numerous suggestions put forth by experts after interactions with congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the government has not included them in its plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic

12. Government has been overlooking the suggestions given by the experts

The absence of a strategic plan to control the virus is worsening the pandemic situation in India

13. Absence of a plan is worsening the pandemic in India


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