Read on Twitter
Hi, Student of pharmacy here!
THREAD as
and 
on #Covid19
Scientific & unscientific approach towards tackling Covid19
1/n Right wing govts in India/US have anti-scientific approach & are Anti-Scholarship
This had negative effect on the COVID-19 pandemic response
THREAD as
and on #Covid19Scientific & unscientific approach towards tackling Covid19
1/n Right wing govts in India/US have anti-scientific approach & are Anti-Scholarship
This had negative effect on the COVID-19 pandemic response
1. Pandemic is no time for pseudoscience promotions:But this is what media and Ayush departments has been doing to propagate unfounded claims of COVID-19 cure (2/n) https://caravanmagazine.in/health/gujarat-modi-science-denialism-coronavirus-pandemic
2.Let the experts take the lead in response:Kerala’s govt under health ministry along with other depts formed an action group to bring a coordinated response.
Testing,contact tracing,enforcing social distancing norms etc.(3/n) https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1275843127367143424?s=21
3.Suppressing data doesn’t inspire confidence:In India, Critical public information about “community transmission” was not revealed in press release. But got leaked in a health ministry directive.(4/n) https://rsf.org/en/news/how-indias-government-tries-suppress-all-covid-19-reporting
4.Absolute transparency about the status of Covid-19:NY Governor Cumo, held daily breifings and conveyed grim reality of COVID19. His comunication convinced people to self enforce strict lockdown which helped flatten the curve in NY.(5/n)
5."No testing "is not a solution:Delhi govt’s cap on the no of tests or trumps call for less testing is just very harmful as shown in spike in no of cases.(6/n) https://twitter.com/Laurie_Garrett/status/1275539804172804096?s=20
6.There are no shortcuts , medicine takes time:The prescription of HCQ has only resulted into more problems than solution.
But it didn’t alter the govts to catch on it as a solution-when it was no clear.(7/n) https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/20/politics/hydroxychloroquine-clinical-trial-halted-covid-19/index.html
7.Solution is in strengthening the medical system:South korea’s Covid-19 pmp testing was-13,136
New york state COVID-19 pmp testing was-1,667
These enabled the govt to identify effected people and isolate them.(8/n) https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/10/south-korea-is-winning-fight-against-covid-19-us-is-failing/
8. Needed adaptations of sensible practices.Wearing mask, avoiding aerosols,social distancing. Identifying effected ones and isolate them.(9/n)
