王明鉅：抗寄生蟲藥加微封城 印度北方邦抗疫成就驚人 ~ 14 Sep 2021
https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20210914003047-260405
從一天增40萬確診降到2.7萬 印度8/27狂打1千萬劑「疫苗戰」創紀錄！ ~ 13 Sep 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFF_5s7700Q
印度在 “群体免疫” 中迎来第三波疫情，对我们有何启示？ ~ 7 Sep 2021
https://www.abc.net.au/chinese/2021-09-07/india-second-wave-delta-third-wave-vaccines-endemicity/100438478
- 印度的第二波新冠疫情在今年五月进入高峰以来，新增病例数量和死亡人数已经大幅下降。
- 但是，本周报告的连续七天的日均新增病例数量只是高峰期的十分之一，该日均新增病例数在高峰时期为40万例。
- 印度上报的死亡人数亦在减少，平均每天不到500人死亡，低于每天4000多人死亡的记录。
- 卫生机构表示，印度现在有43.9万余人死于新冠病毒。
India's COVID cases dip sharply but fears of resurgence surfaceExperts warn of another 'explosion' of infections as crowds hit streetsKiran Sharma, Nikkei staff writer
June 18, 2021 13:33 JST
New Delhi -- With India witnessing a significant drop in COVID-19 infections and authorities easing lockdown restrictions, people have started thronging markets and train stations. Many can be seen defying social distancing rules, triggering fears that the country could face another serious wave of the pandemic.
From a high of over 400,000 daily cases in early May, when a deadly second wave of the pandemic ravaged the country, new infections have fallen below 100,000 per day recently. On Thursday, India posted 67,208 new cases, bringing its total caseload to 29.7 million with 381,903 fatalities.
New Delhi, the capital, was among the worst-hit regions in the country during the April to May surge. There were severe shortages of oxygen, medicines and hospital beds. With case numbers dropping, the city has gradually begun relaxing lockdown restrictions, allowing shopping malls and markets to reopen, and letting Metro trains and restaurants operate at 50% capacity.
Soon after the curbs were eased, video footage appeared on social media showing huge crowds of shoppers in Delhi and long lines of people waiting outside of Metro stations.
"Delhi's top mall saw a footfall of 19,000 people... as soon as it reopened," Ambrish Mithal, a senior doctor at a Max Healthcare hospital in New Delhi, tweeted on Tuesday, without naming the shopping complex. "Have we gone totally mad? "Wait for COVID-19 to explode again -- and blame the [government], hospitals [and the] country."
Arvinder Singh Soin, chairman of the Medanta Institute of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, also took to Twitter to express his concern. "Delhi ought to have unlocked far more scientifically. We are inviting trouble!"
India's health ministry has advised people not to crowd markets and other places where movement restrictions have been lifted, to maintain social distancing and to wear face masks properly. "As we are opening up, our responsibility, our discipline become very, very important," V.K. Paul, the ministry's top adviser on COVID-19, told a media briefing.
Authorities in the capital, however, are already bracing for the possibility of another resurgence in cases, citing the example of the U.K., which is currently facing a potential third wave driven by the delta variant, which was first detected in India.
On Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal unveiled an action plan to "save the city" if another devastating wave strikes. The plan includes augmenting oxygen supplies and training 5,000 youth as health assistants to help doctors and nurses so that there is sufficient medical staff to handle the situation. "These youth will be trained in first aid, patient care, administering vaccinations, et cetera," Kejriwal said.
Many other states, including western Gujarat and southern Kerala are working to strengthen their health care infrastructure and vaccination drives to minimize the impact of a likely third wave that experts believe could hit the country in the next few months.
"Many people on the streets can be seen not following social distancing and wearing masks on their chins instead of covering their mouth and nose," New Delhi-based health columnist Archana Jyoti pointed out.
"Rapid vaccination against the virus appears to be the only solution in efforts to prevent another resurgence, but the coverage so far hasn't been encouraging" as only 5% of the country's adult population has been fully immunized, she told Nikkei Asia. In the U.K., by comparison, over half the adult population has reportedly been fully immunized.
As of June 15, India, which launched its inoculation drive in mid-January, had administered the first dose of the mandatory two-shot vaccine to 211.4 million people, while 49.1 million had received both doses by then. Given that the country has about 940 million people over the age of 18 eligible for vaccination, it needs to step up the effort in a big way.
The country is using two locally made vaccines, Covishield, supplied elsewhere under the AstraZeneca label and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, and Covaxin, developed by Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech. Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has also been approved for emergency use.
Starting June 21, all eligible Indian citizens can receive free vaccinations at government facilities nationwide.
"The pace of vaccination should see renewed energy from next week onward," Paul, the health ministry's adviser, said. "We look forward to [this] new phase in vaccine implementation [and] vaccine scaling up."
印度疫情轨迹梳理：单日确诊连续三日破40万 医患人员同时间赛跑 ~ 7 May 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAJjYnUBhOA
- 印度的第二波疫情来势汹汹，截至5月8日，当地卫生部门连续三日报告单日确诊病例突破40万的纪录，各地医疗系统面临崩溃。
- 这则两分钟的视频，从政治领袖、平民百姓和医患人员的视角，记录了这场公共卫生危机的发展轨迹。
