Telangana's COVID-19 spike is 'simply the beginning of what is in shop', say specialists

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hyderabad: Even as Telangana recorded its highest ever everyday tally of Covid-19 cases at 4,446 on Friday, this might just be the beginning
of what remains in store in the next couple of weeks
Nobody, definitely no one, should let their guard down till completion of June as the virus is spreading exceptionally rapidly through the
population
The government is doing all it can however unless individuals take part the efforts to suppress the spread of Coronavirus, we will lose this
battle, Director of Health Services Dr G Srinivasa Rao warned on Saturday
He stated if that occurs, there might be absolutely nothing that can save the people
For the past couple of months, individuals have been reckless and have actually been neglecting standard protection measures
The infection is air-borne, something he said he cautioned about four days earlier, and a new study published in the medical journal Lancet
too indicates the very same mode of transmission of the infection
It is, however, good to see mask-wearing compliance increase over the previous few days thanks to the enforcement drive by the cops who have
actually been fining everyone not using a mask Rs 1,000
Security behaviour ought to be voluntary and it is unexpected see that it has actually taken steep fines for people to follow the standards,
he said
We need to find out lessons from the past
The 1918 Spanish Flu throughout its very first wave killed about 50 lakh individuals
Everyone believed it had disappeared and when it returned in a second wave approximately 7 crore individuals worldwide lost their lives
Covid-19 is a pandemic
It can not be treated
It needs to be contained and it can be done only if people sign up with the efforts, the state's top medical officer said.The infection
rate in Telangana state is climbing and together with the cases, the variety of individuals requiring treatment in health centers is rising
While 80 percent of those infected are asymptomatic, around 12 percent of patients are requiring hospitalisation and this is resulting in
lack of beds
The state is preparing as many as 50,000-plus beds in the next few days in government and private healthcare facilities however more cases
will mean more patients who require crucial care, supplying which might be tough, he cautioned.