Panneer Sigamani, Kantamaneni Komali, Akkayasamy Vigneshwaran Subbiah, Susairaj A Xavier, Panda Prasant Kumar, Acharya Sanghmitra Sheel, Rice Louis, Liyanage Champika, Pushparaj Robert Ramesh Babu
Coordinator-Centre for Happiness, Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur 610005, India.
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 5;19(1):610. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010610.
Concern for public health has been growing with the increasing volume of cases of COVID-19 in India. To combat this pandemic, India has implemented nationwide lockdowns, and unlocking phases continue with certain restrictions in different parts of the country. The lockdown has required people to adopt social-distance measures to minimize contacts in order to reduce the risks of additional infection. Nevertheless, the lockdown has already impacted economic activities and other dimensions of the health of individuals and society. Although many countries have helped their people through advanced welfare protection networks and numerous support aids, several emerging economies face specific difficulties to adapt to the pandemic due to vulnerable communities and scarce resources. However, certain lower-income countries need more rigorous analysis to implement more effective strategies to combat COVID-19. Accordingly, the current systematic review addresses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns in India in relation to health and the economy. This work also provides further information on health inequalities, eco-nomic and social disparities in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns and also contributes pragmatic suggestions for overcoming these challenges. These observations will be useful to the relevant local and national officials for improving and adopting novel strategies to face lockdown challenges.
随着印度新冠肺炎病例数量的不断增加，对公共卫生的担忧也与日俱增。为抗击这一疫情，印度实施了全国范围的封锁措施，解封阶段在该国不同地区仍有一定限制的情况下持续推进。封锁要求人们采取社交距离措施，尽量减少接触，以降低再次感染的风险。尽管如此，封锁已经对经济活动以及个人和社会健康的其他方面产生了影响。虽然许多国家通过先进的福利保障网络和大量支持援助帮助本国人民，但一些新兴经济体由于社区脆弱和资源稀缺，在适应疫情方面面临特殊困难。然而，某些低收入国家需要更严谨的分析，以实施更有效的策略来抗击新冠肺炎疫情。因此，本次系统综述探讨了新冠肺炎疫情及印度封锁措施对健康和经济的影响。这项工作还提供了关于该国因新冠肺炎疫情和封锁导致的健康不平等、经济和社会差距的进一步信息，并为克服这些挑战提供了切实可行的建议。这些观察结果将有助于相关地方和国家官员改进并采用新策略来应对封锁挑战。
