Former Principal and Head, Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian J Public Health. 2020 Jun;64(Supplement):S90. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_530_20.
The COVID-19 pandemic behaves like many other viruses spread through respiratory routes. This is generally a mild disease for those aged less than 50 years. A complete and prolonged lockdown will reduce COVID-19 mortality but simultaneously lead to a graver public health, social, and economic disaster. The focus has to be based on the reality that exists in an area.
COVID-19 疫情的传播方式与许多其他通过呼吸道传播的病毒类似。对于 50 岁以下的人群来说,这通常是一种轻症疾病。全面且长期的封锁虽然可以降低 COVID-19 的死亡率,但同时也会导致更严重的公共卫生、社会和经济灾难。防控措施必须基于该地区的实际情况。