INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CONFIRMS COMMUNITY SPREAD IN INDIA, SAYS "SITUATION IS BAD"! REPORT

After almost one million people get affected by COVID-19, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) announced that community transmission of the virus has started in India and the situation seems pretty bad. 

Dr V K Monga, the Chairman of IMA Hospital Board, while speaking to ANI said,” This is now an exponential growth. Every day the number of cases is increasing by more than around 30,000. This is really a bad situation for the country. There are so many factors connected with it but overall, this is now spreading to rural areas. This is a bad sign. It now shows a community spread."

According to the latest data released by Union Health Ministry, the total number of positive cases in the country stand at 10,38,716. There are 3,58,629 active cases and 6,53,751 cured/discharged/migrated. Number of deaths stand at 26,273.

Dr Monga further stated, "Cases are penetrating down into towns and villages where it will be very difficult to control the situation. In Delhi, we were able to contain it, but what about interior parts of the country in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Madhya Pradesh (which may be the new hotspots)?"

"All these issues are very important and the state governments should take full care and seek help of the Central government to control the situation," he added.

Reportedly, ICMR is trying to speed up the testing process. At present, 885 government laboratories and 368 private laboratories are conducting COVID19 tests.

ICMR is ramping up testing facilities regularly. At present, 885 government laboratories and 368 private laboratory chains are conducting Covid-19 tests across the country.

"This is a viral disease that spreads very fast. To contain the disease there are only two options. Firstly, 70 per cent population contracts the disease and gets immune, and other is getting an immunization. There has to be phases of trials then human trial, then efficacy and side effects. Also, importantly it has to be seen how long this immunity will last because most of the patients are unable to go beyond three months of immunity " stated Monga.