Article by: Dr. K. Hari Prasad, President, Apollo Group – Hospitals.
It is worrying to see a perception being created that Covid infection with omicron variant is mild and there is no need to panic about it. This is a dangerous perception for multiple reasons :
In this scenario what is the right thing to do. First thing is to accept that the pandemic is still on and it has the possibility of causing huge surges. The government is playing its role but individuals have a bigger role and the measures they need to take are simple and cost nothing. While the government continues to do what it is doing we as individuals can contribute in a big way to manage this pandemic and limit the damage it can cause. It is worth reiterating what has been repeated ever since the pandemic broke.
Complacency at this time could put the healthcare infrastructure under tremendous stress. Even if 1% of positive cases need hospitalisation our healthcare infrastructure will be informed and we may once again land in the terrible situation during the second wave.
It is time for the people to take the management of the virus into their hands and make sure we emerge out of this pandemic sooner than later.
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