COVID-19: In the direction of monitoring the pandemic in India

ABSTRACT

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has witnessed a total of 2, 631, 338 infected cases as on April 22, 2020. The first case being recorded in January 2020, followed by more than 20, 000 case in a matter of 3 months creating a tremor among the population of India. The United States tops the total number of infected cases in the world with 8, 45, 822 cases, followed by Spain summing up to 2, 08, 389 cases. India having 21, 370 total infected cases, along with 4370 recoveries and a total death toll of 681, ranks 17th among the other countries. In this study, a detailed summary has been conducted on how India is working together to fight this pandemic. The countrymen, along with following the strict instructions provided by the WHO, have set up new rules to fight this disease. This study includes the various medical procedures adopted by the government of India along with the economic guidelines for its fellow citizens during these hard times;a geospatial approach has also been used to identify the infected regions of the country and their pandemic control methods in the 1-month period (22 March-22 April). To date, being the second most populated developing country in the world, India has managed to control the spread of the virus to a large extent. The WHO has praised India’s efforts in monitoring the spread of the virus and has alerted India that a simple lockdown would not stop the spread of the virus. They have recommended India to increase the number of tests to segregate the people showing early/mild symptoms. The outcomes of the precautions taken are also discussed in this study. © 2022 Elsevier Inc.