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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Response to COVID-19 shows India has the political will to control infectious diseases -Vikram Patel

Response to COVID-19 shows India has the political will to control infectious diseases -Vikram Patel

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published Published on Mar 14, 2020   modified Modified on Mar 14, 2020

-The Indian Express

All comparisons between COVID-19 and TB end with the superficial observation that they are both deadly respiratory tract infections.

The world has been spooked by COVID-19, the novel flu-like virus which emerged from the slaughter-houses of China and is now sweeping across the planet, propelled by the very engine of the global economy that it now threatens to pull asunder. Thanks to the waves of news engulfing us, including all shades of fake news, we are all now becoming experts in preventing this infection. Masks and hand-washing dispensers are flying off the supermarket shelves faster than a sneeze. Amongst the pure, there is a run on cow urine. Gobi Manchurian is off everyone’s menu. The government has swung into a military-style operation, marshalling every resource at its disposal. The prime minister avoided Holi celebrations, setting an example for all of us not to hang out in crowds. Airports have ramped up screening and health care systems are on heightened alert. Globally, many countries are monitoring the spread of the bug on an hourly basis, have banned all international meetings, ordered healthcare staff to cancel holidays and quarantined entire sections of the population. Economists are busy calculating how many trillions will be wiped off the global economy.

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The Indian Express, 14 March, 2020, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/a-tale-of-two-bugs-coronavirus-india-tb-6313305/


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