WHO Valuable Advice To India On Corona

Acclaiming India for its role in eliminating two ‘silent killers’ - small pox and polio, the World Health Organization (WHO) has backed the country to take aggressive action against the global pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) that has claimed over 16,000 lives across the world so far.

“India like China is hugely populated and future of COVID-19 to greater extent will be determined by what happens in densely populated large countries. It is really important that India continue to take aggressive action at public health level” said WHO Executive Director Dr Michael J Ryan.

Ryan’s remarks assume significance as they have come at a time when India imposed strict lockdown measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus.

“The pandemic is accelerating. It took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases, 11 days for the second 100,000 cases and just four days for the third 100,000 cases,” told WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in India stands at 492, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Nine people have succumbed to the virus till now.