Non Pharmacological Factors in Containment of COVID-19 Virus in India: An Insight

Abstract

The disease COVID-19 is caused by a novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 from Wuhan, China The disease has become pandemic, spreading in more than 213 countries The first report on COVID-19 in India was recorded on 30th January, 2020 Other countries, i e , Russia, Spain, Brazil, UK, Italy, Turkey and Iran also recorded their first cases either on the same day or later India being the most populated country with 17 7% of the total population of the world, the number of cases recorded in India was 106,886 as of 20th May, 2020 However, in other countries, infection exceeded the number than India with their meager population Researchers throughout the world developed an interest to know the reasons in the containment of the disease in India The aim of this study is to provide an insight on the role of non-pharmacological factors in the containment of COVID-19 in India The perspectives on the role of the factors like air handling systems, mode of transport, nutritional facts and traditional medicine which are unique to India are highlighted The role of insects like cockroaches and housefly in spreading the virus and other body fluids of an infected person is also highlighted It concludes the importance of conducting the studies on the airborne spread of the virus, role of insects and body fluids of the infected subjects in spreading the disease It is recommended to conduct joint studies representing different geographical zones at the International level Bringing policies in the containment of SARS-CoV-2 virus as well as for other microbes in all countries is recommended