Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: September | Volume: 7 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 404-407
The Impact of COVID – 19 on Socio- economic and Health in India
Saloni Dwivedi, P. S. Rana
Dept. of Economics, H. N. B. Garhwal Central University, Srinagar
Corresponding Author: Saloni Dwivedi
ABSTRACT
As on 17th September 2020, In India, 10,10,614 Active positive cases have been reported. India, with a population of more than 1.34 billion—the second largest population in the world will have difficulty in controlling the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 among its population. Multiple strategies would be highly necessary to handle the current outbreak; these include computational modeling, statistical tools, and quantitative analyses to control the spread as well as the rapid development of a new treatment. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India has raised awareness about the recent outbreak and has taken necessary actions to control the spread of COVID-19. The central and state governments are taking several measures and formulating several wartime protocols to achieve this goal. Moreover, the Indian government implemented a 55-days lockdown throughout the country that to reduce the transmission of the virus. This outbreak is inextricably linked to the economy of the nation, as it has dramatically impeded industrial sectors because people worldwide are currently cautious about engaging in business in the affected regions. It has also sparked fears of an impending economic and Health crisis. In contrast, the need for medical supplies and revival package have significantly increased. In response to this global outbreak, summarise the socio-economic and Health effects of COVID-19 on individual aspects of the Indian economy.
Keywords: COVID-19, Health, India, Lockdown, Socio-economy
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