No need for lockdown, says Soumya Swaminathan
The Hindu
‘There is a better understanding of COVID-19 now’
The World Health Organization’s Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Saturday said lockdowns were not needed since there was a better understanding of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Speaking to presspersons at an event in which a nutrition garden was inaugurated at Thiruvanmiyur by Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan, she said, “During the first wave, we did not know much about it, which was why many countries imposed lockdowns.”
The three Cs — close contact, crowds and close settings — were the key to the spread of the disease, she said, urging people to wear masks.
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