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Covid-19: It’s too soon to lift lockdown
BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2202 (Published 04 June 2020)
Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m2202
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Re: Covid-19: It’s too soon to lift lockdown
Dear Editor
COVID-19: A Hidden Danger in India
In the world a single day, maximum COVID-19 cases (129990) are recorded on 4.6.2020 during the current COVID-19 Pandemic.
The worldwide death rate due to COVID-19 has come down to 11% in the 23rd week of the current COVID-19 Pandemic.
India’s daily number of new Covid-19 cases crossed 9,000 for the first time when 9,651 fresh infections were reported on 4.6.20 along with 270 fatalities, the joint-highest death toll from the coronavirus in a single day. India reported the world's third highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day following Brazil (31890) and USA (22268) on 4.6.2020.
In India, increasing testing has yielded more COVID-19 positive cases. Each day, testing is revealing at least 9 to 10% of new COVID-19 confirmed cases among tested samples in major states in India
Reopening of air rail and road transport in India may also increase COVID-19 cases because of the lack of social distancing, self hygiene, unprotected coughing, sneezing and spitting in public places along with lack of awareness about the mode of spread of COVID-19.
In India many people are in living in rural areas with false confidence that they are away from getting COVID-19.
In India at present we know only the tip of the iceberg of COVID-19. People in India do not realise the hidden dangers of COVID-19 in their day to day movements and activities.
Competing interests: No competing interests
05 June 2020
M.A. Aleem
Emeritus Professor of Neurology * Visiting Specialist in Neurology ** Consultant Neurologist ***
The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University * Dhanalakshami Srinivasan Medical College ** ABC Hospital ***
Chennai 600032* Perambalure 621212** Trichy 620018*** Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem
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