South Asia handled pandemic well, states US-Indian joint study
Wednesday, December 30th 2020
A transcontinental study found that the South Asian region has done well in mounting an appropriate response and has shown a notably lower rate of deaths due to COVID-19 despite a low level of pandemic preparedness.
The paper also talks about the economic damage, and its spillover impact on the health of people in these countries. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@BjpBiplab
In a paper titled Pandemic Preparedness and Response to COVID-19 in South Asian Countries authored by researchers from the Indian Institute of Public Health, the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department of Philippines, and the Emory University School of Medicine, USA, it said, There was a low level of pandemic preparedness in the South Asian region, despite that the region has a lower rate and proportion of deaths attributed to COVID-19, despite case surges similar to the rest of the world.
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BENGALURU: Despite a low level of pandemic preparedness, the South Asian region has done well in mounting an appropriate response and has shown notably lower rate of deaths due to Covid-19, a study has found. A paper titled Pandemic Preparedness and Response to COVID-19 in South Asian Countries said, There was a low level of pandemic preparedness in the South Asian region, despite that the region has a lower rate and proportion of deaths attributed to COVID-19, despite case surges similar to the rest of the world.
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