Rush To Hospitals, Mass Gatherings Worsening Covid-19 Crisis In India: WHO

Mumbai: WHO has said that people in India are rushing unnecessarily to hospital, worsening the COVID-19 crisis caused by mass gatherings, more contagious variants and low vaccination rates.

The death toll in India has now increased to 200,000, and hospitals that do not have sufficient oxygen supply and beds are taking coronavirus patients away.

WHO spokesman Tariq Jasarevic said the WHO is providing critical equipment and supplies, including 4,000 oxygen concentrations, which require only one energy source.

Less than 15% of people infected with COVID-19 actually require hospital care and will require even less oxygen.

“Part of the problem currently is that many people arrive at the hospital (also because they do not have access to information/advice), even though home-based care monitoring at home can be managed very safely,” Jasarevic said.

He said that patients at community level centres should screen and triage and recommend safe home care, while information is also made available through hotlines or dashboards.

“As is true in any country, the WHO has stated that the comfort of individual protective measures, collective ceremonies and more contagious forms, while vaccine coverage is still low, could create an ideal storm,” he said.

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