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Dear Member/Affiliate Associations,
Community transmission of Covid-19 is inevitable, experts at India’s top health research body has said. “The virus will behave the same way it has behaved in China. It will follow the same pattern,” Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Balram Bhargava said. India has a 30-day window to halt the beginning of community transmission, he said. “If we manage 30 days, if community transmission doesn’t happen in the next 30 days, we may be at a good wicket.” Community transmission happens when a patient who is not exposed to anyone known to be infected and has not travelled to countries in which the virus is circulating tests positive for infection.
Experts at the ICMR said there were four states of the disease. Stage 1 is getting imported cases, stage 2 is local transmission, stage 3 is community transmission and stage 4 is when it turns into an epidemic. While, India is at stage 2 now, experts said stern precautions were being taken so that going to stage 3 could be halted. “Taking these precautions will help so we don’t go into stage 3 which has happened in all other countries including Italy, China, the US and Europe. Going to that stag.
The Central Government has declared a national emergency in view of the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Covid-19 as a Global pandemic.
In view of the above, AP core committee has decided to postpone all the scheduled meetings, conferences and interactive meetings with Government and other organizations on various issues for the next 3-4 weeks as a precautionary step to prevent community transmission.
We request all the members and affiliate associations to note the above information.