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War Against COVID-19

WHO also Adopted India becomes

India’s Model pharmacy to the world

India was among the countries
that launched rapid antigen tests
with RT PCR. Initially, India was
criticised for this strategy, but later
the World Health Organisation
itself adopted this model

n In most parts of the country wearing masks
was made compulsory from the month of April n During the Covid period, India supplied large
whereas WHO came up with its advisory to consignments of Hydroxychloroquine and
encourage the use of masks globally as late as other medicines to the other nations. PPE kits
June and masks also made the bulk of its shipment
n PM Modi in his address to the nation on March abroad. India helped the USA, Brazil, and
24, 2020, announced a countrywide lockdown. other countries which were facing an acute
In his effort to drive the point of the severity situation
of the situation he gave the message of 'Jaan n Prime Minister Modi visited Zydus Biotech
hai to Jahan hai' which means life is more park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech in
valuable than anything else. When the decision Hyderabad, and Serum Institute of India in
to go ahead with the lockdown was taken in Pune to get a first-hand account of vaccine
the country till that time no other country has development and manufacturing
ordered any such measures n The homegrown Covaxin and Covishield
n During the lockdown, PM Modi called on vaccines for Corona are the cheapest in the
the countrymen to light diyas and show world. The cold chain network for storage and
solidarity with each other which spread an supply of Corona vaccine was ramped up in a
atmosphere of positivity. The government record time
used the lockdown period to develop health This is how we won during the
infrastructure with an eye on combating
Corona first wave of Corona
n Just ahead of the unlock phase he addressed
the nation and gave the slogan of 'Jaan bhi
15,362
Jahan bhi' amidst the Corona pandemic Health facilities
n According to official data of November 28,
2020, there were 6,731 Corona cases per
Million in India which was far too lower than
other countries. In America there were 40,000 15.4 Lakh 2.70 Lakh
Oxygen
cases per Million, in the UK it was 23,361 per isolation beds supported
Million, in France it was 33,424 per Million, in Beds
Brazil 29,129 per Million and 25,456 per Million
in Italy 78,000
ICU Beds
According to November 28 data, there were 98
n
deaths per Million in India whereas the USA, 32,400
Brazil, France, Spain, UK and Italy reported 813, During this period the
805, 780, 955, 846, 888 deaths respectively per ventilators were state governments
Million. On a scale of a Million, the mortality in delivered to were given 3.70 Crore
other countries was 8 to 9 times higher than in government hospitals N95 masks and 1.60
India in the country Crore PPE kits
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