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Don't throw the
gauntlet away!
Hi
With the new encouraging
results from vaccine trials
and the likelihood of early
emergency use authorisation,
the voluntary caution has
begun to weaken, and
people have started yielding
to pandemic fatigue. The
decreasing number of
cases in many states have
lead several institutions to
resume functioning. However,
certain states like Punjab
and Himachal Pradesh have
started seeing a new spurt in
the number of new cases. The
changing climatic condition in
India may also be contributing
to the spread of infections
as the citizens become less
concerned. Hence, the health
authorities must reinforce
the message that low-cost
interventions such as masks,
good ventilation and distancing
norms cannot be abandoned.
Following the rise in cases,
Delhi has started to bring
in strict measures to control
the spread. The restrictions
were made stricter as the
people were showed less
concern about the growing
cases. A recent multinational
study in The Lancet has
highlighted that the benefits
of restricting group gatherings
to 10 people, and reducing
physical attendance at
workplaces could bring down
the infection spread rate to
38% in one month. Evidently,
the entire economy stands
to benefit from such painless
interventions to which the
people must adjust and make
it the new normal.
Dr Farzana G
Banglore
Patient access to
digital medical care
Dear Editor
Amid the infectious outbreak
and ensuing panic of this
public health crisis, there is an
immediate need to restructure
health care delivery. Globally,
telemedicine has emerged as
an option to protect frontline
health care providers, and
assist vulnerable patients with
chronic conditions. However
effective deployment and use
of telemedicine is still trying
to pick up its way in low and
middle income countries.
Health literacy is an often
neglected but critical element
for the implementation of
telemedicine in all countries.
It is required to help people
obtain, read, understand,
and use health information
to make health decisions.
It is, therefore, critical for
countries worldwide to
improve health literacy to
optimize patient access and
engagement in this expanding
world of digital medical care
delivery.
Dr Shehna Fatima
Kolkata
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