WHO lauds India's efforts to contain Corona; Says it has tremendous capacity to deal with virus
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New Delhi, March 24: Combating the coronavirus pandemic since the day it has arrived in India, the government has been taking every precaution possible to contain the virus. Praising this effort, World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Director Michael J. Ryan said, "India has a tremendous capacity as it already has experience of eradicating two 'silent killers' small-pox and polio," during a daily press brief on COVID-19 pandemic on Monday.
Speaking at a press conference, Ryan said, "the future of this pandemic will largely depend on what densely populated countries like India and China do to tackle this unprecedented health crisis."
"India is a very populous country and the future of this virus will be considered in a very highly & densely populated country. India led the world in eradicating two pandemics, small-pox, and polio so India has a tremendous capacity. It's really important that India continues to take aggressive action at the public health level, and at the level of society to control, suppress this disease and save lives," Ryan said.
India led the world in eradicating two silent killers - Small Pox and Polio. India has tremendous capacities, all countries have tremendous capacities when communities and civil societies are mobilized: WHO Executive Director Dr Michael J Ryan #Coronavirus https://t.co/3yyDh7CBbB
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2020
"There are no easy answers. It is exceptionally important that countries like India show the way to the world as they have done before," he further added.
India led the world in eradicating 2 silent killers - small pox and polio; it is really important that India continues to take aggressive action at public health as well as society level: @WHO #Covid19India #StayHome#CoronaVirusUpdates pic.twitter.com/v65nrJM6AE
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Ryan’s remarks assume significance as they have come at a time when India imposed strict lockdown measures to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the government of India has announced a complete lockdown in 30 states covering 548 districts. The unprecedented decision was taken in the wake of the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. The government also declared that the domestic flights would also not be operational from midnight of March 24 until March 31.
The virus has infected 3,81,293 people in the world and killed 16,572, the World Health Organization and additional sources. The virus has affected 168 countries so far. However, 415 confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus including 7 deaths have been reported in India.