India gathers cow urine, claims to be resistant to new coronavirus, participants also bathe in cow dung
According to online media, an Indian organization hosted a
party in Delhi to drink bovine urine to fight the new coronavirus.
About 200 people drank cow urine at the party. Many Indians believe that cows
are sacred animals. Cow urine can be used as medicine and may even cure cancer.
But Indian experts stress that there is no evidence that bovine urine has a
role in treating and preventing disease.
News Analysis: India's Outbreak Prevention and Control Capability Will Be Tested
The latest data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on
the 15th showed that the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown
pneumonia in India exceeded 100 that day, increasing to 107 cases. Indian
experts believe that India is still in the early stages of the epidemic. The
main goal is to strictly prevent epidemic input, which is less difficult than
preventing and controlling community transmission. The next week to 10 days is
a critical period, and India's epidemic prevention and control capabilities
will face real tests.
Strictly prevent input and see results
India's response to the epidemic was earlier, and strict
prevention of imported cases was taken as the main prevention and control
target, which achieved certain results. India has stepped up health screening
for inbound tourists since late January. A statement issued by the Indian
government stated that as of 19:00 on March 13, India had screened more than
1.1 million inbound passengers at 30 airports, with land port and port
passenger screenings of 140,000 and 25,000, respectively. During this period,
more than 40,000 people were listed as objects of observation, and more than 4,000
people were tested for viruses, which had a certain effect on preventing
epidemic import.
India also adopted strict travel restrictions in February to
ban entry of people from the outbreak countries; it was escalated again on
March 11th, and it was decided that except for some diplomatic personnel,
temporary valid visas would not be allowed to enter April 15th.
Giridar Babu, an epidemiological professor at the Indian
Public Health Foundation, told reporters that India must plan early to keep out
risks that may occur. It looks good at present, and it will be a critical
period in the future.
Corona Virus Detection capability is a challenge
Despite India's efforts to control the transmission and
spread of the epidemic, Harvard professor Ashish Jeha said in an interview with
Time magazine that more cases have not been confirmed in India.
With the
improvement of detection capabilities, the number of confirmed cases may
increase significantly in the next two to three weeks.
According to data from the World Health Organization, India
has conducted nearly 5,000 new crown virus tests to date, while more than
40,000 people have been isolated for observation during the same period.
Insufficient detection capacity is a major challenge for India's epidemic
prevention and control.
India's "Times Now" TV station recently reported
that the current maximum daily virus detection capacity in India is only 24
people. In other words, since March 2, the number of newly diagnosed cases in
India daily can only reach a maximum of 24 cases, beyond which it will not be
detected. There are also media reports that as of March 7, 34 laboratories were
opened for virus detection in India, but did not specify the detection
capabilities.
During the period when India stated that the country would maintain
a zero-growth case, some countries and regions found imported cases from India.
For example, an American tourist flew to Bhutan from India on the 2nd and
became the country's first confirmed patient.
The government of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of China announced on the 8th that Hong Kong had
confirmed two imported cases of India and the total number of imported cases
from India rose to five. The five patients participated in a group tour to
India in February. During their trip, the information released by the Indian
government showed that the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia
has remained at 3, with no increase.
Some experts point out that there are not many confirmed
cases in some countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia. On the one hand, the
local temperature may be high, and more of them are asymptomatic hidden
communicators; on the other hand, it may be related to the lack of local
detection capacity.
The next week is critical due to Coronavirus
The number of confirmed cases in India has increased since
March 2. The reporter combed and found that the confirmed cases reported in
India are still mainly imported cases, mainly from the United States, Europe
and the Middle East. The spread of the virus is limited to those with travel
history and close contacts in the epidemic area, which is still in the early
stages of the epidemic.
Nivedita Gupta of the Indian Medical Research Council says
it's easier to keep the virus out of the door than it is to prevent outbreaks
in the community. "The Indian government has done a good job so far, but
it is too early to discuss the total number of confirmed cases. India has only
begun to face serious challenges after entering the community transmission
stage. The next week to 10 days will be a critical period for India's epidemic
prevention and control."
Babu said India lacks infrastructure and professionals such
as hospital beds, intensive care units, and ventilators. If the epidemic
spreads domestically, it will be a very difficult battle.
At present, the Indian central government strictly controls
the distribution channels of the epidemic to prevent the spread of rumors, and
incorporates protective products such as masks and hand sanitizers into the
"Basic Commodity Law" to ensure smooth production capacity and sales
channels. Individual states and regions have declared local states of
emergency, closed down entertainment venues including cinemas, restaurants and
bars, gyms closed, schools closed, courts suspended, and international competitions
have also been suspended.
India has a nationwide unified medical system epidemic
reporting mechanism, which monitors epidemic information from the central,
state and regional levels. Report on major changes on the same day, weekly
summary report. At the same time, it is equipped with a media daily public
health event information collection and verification mechanism, which uses
media reports to collect information. However, the implementation of the
mechanism also faces difficulties such as shortage of funds and poor
professionalism of primary medical staff.
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