AIIMS Chief suggests three steps to fight Covid effectively

New Delhi, Apr 18: The chief of India’s premier medical science institute has recommended three key steps to battle the rampaging second wave of Covid-19: Creation of containment zones, banning of crowds, and boosting vaccination. All India Institute of Medical Sciences’ (AIIMS) director Dr Randeep Guleria, speaking at a summit on Sunday, said second waves of pandemics have always been more dangerous historically.
“We should have been more alert. We knew there are variants (of Covid-19) circulating in the world. It was only a matter of time until the strains are found in India…We got complacent,” Dr Guleria said.
“We have to do 3-4 things: We must stop the infection from spreading. We must create a strict containment zone in the most affected areas with testing, tracking, and treatment. Secondly, we must ban crowding. Third, we must boost vaccination,” he said.