A day after 29 patients of the deadly Coronavirus were found in India, a situation of panic across the country has been triggered. However, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Indians don’t need to panic about the outbreak of Covid-19 coronavirus. The Regional Emergencies Director, WHO, Dr. Rodrico Ofrin said that the cases have been tested positive in India were because the citizens’ caught the virus on foreign land while travelling abroad and hence there is no need to panic.
No need to panic about Coronavirus
Responding to the diagnosis of the 29 patients of deadly Coronavirus, Dr Ofrin said, “There is no need to panic, the need of the hour is to get more trained doctors and nurses to treat the infected. We know India has come up with many centres, that’s the way to go about it. Hospitals have isolation wards; those need to be activated as soon as possible.”
Talking about what the people can do in such situation, he added, “As an Indian citizen you need to maintain basic hygiene like washing one’s hands often, covering one’s mouth while sneezing, if you feel sick rush to a doctor as soon as possible.”
Cautioning the old and the very young people, Dr. Rodrico Ofrin said that it is the age group which is most susceptible to the virus and hence, extreme caution should be taken by these two age groups especially.
Speaking about whether the virus will subside as temperatures rise, he said, “We don’t know that yet, research still going on the same. It is a relatively new virus so gathering information on it will take time. Research on it is taking place 24×7, even as we speak there many experts across the globe are trying to figure out its evolution.”
