Washington: Covid Situation is getting uncontrollable in India. More than 3 lakh new infected people are being found in the country every day for about a week. Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony S Fauci, working globally on the coronavirus, has responded to the situation in India. He has advised a few weeks of the shutdown to prevent the virus from spreading in the country. During this, he also spoke on the state of vaccination in the country. Dr. Fouci is the chief medical adviser to the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden.
In an interview with the English newspaper The Indian Express, Dr. Fauci mentioned three steps – immediate, medium, and long-term measures to control the covid situation in the country. He said that it is very important for people to be vaccinated at this time. On the other hand, he has spoken of setting up a commission or emergency group to overcome oxygen and other health deficiencies. He said, “They will make plans on how to get oxygen, how we will get supply, how we will get medicine.” Dr. Fauci has advised talking to world health and other countries.
To work at a moderate level, he said, hospitals should be built as soon as possible. He has spoken of models like field hospitals during the war. During this time he gave the example of China. At the same time, while sharing the experience of America, it has been advised to seek the help of the army in India. After this, regarding the long-term measure, Dr. Fauci has said that it is very important to vaccinate as many people as possible. He said that first understand the immediate problem, then start the medium level things, then thinks of long-term measures regarding the vaccine.
Dr. Fauci has said that lockdown is necessary for the prevention of covid in India. During the conversation with the newspaper, he said that you do not need to shut down for 6 months. You can temporarily shut down to stop the transmission. He said that no one likes to close the country, but it happens when you lock up for 6 months. He explained that if you do this for only a few weeks, it will have a big effect on the situation.
