India acted quickly on Coronavirus, but the pandemic will reach its peak in the country by July end, World Health Organization’s (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy Dr David Nabarro told a news channel. He asserted that India will witness a sporadic rise in COVID-19 cases after the lockdown is lifted, but the outbreak will be contained in the coming months.
Nabarro was of the view that due to India’s quick action and timely lockdown, the virus is well located in few urban areas or it would have been “difficult to control it in a dense set-up”.
When the lockdown lifts, there will be more cases. But people should not be scared. In the coming months, there will be an increase in cases. But there will be stability in India…” he told.
“There will be sporadic outbreaks over time immediately after the lockdown. Thereon, the outbreaks will be contained. I agree with the timing. Around July-end, there will be a flat peak but it will get better,” he added. The lockdown has managed to keep the virus reasonably well located in some specific places: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi and Tamil Nadu. But it is very much located in some of the urban areas,” he said.
On May 5, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “The ultimate measure of success in fighting coronavirus will not be how fast the tools are developed but how equally they can be distributed.”
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