Covid peak in India by mid-Sept if govt acts, public behaves: Expert
India TodayCovid-19 cases may peak in India as early as mid-September provided strong public health measures are in place and people behave in a responsible manner to contain the virus, President of Public Health Foundation of India, Prof. K Srinath Reddy, said on Saturday. He, however, added that India may see Covid-19 cases peaking as early as in two months if there are strong public health measures and people take all precautions like wearing face masks and maintaining physical distance. But subsequently, after May 3, when relaxation started -- resumption of economic activities were important -- very strong levels of public health activities like household survey for any cases with symptoms, quick testing and isolation and vigorous contact tracing, among others, should have been maintained, he said. "We spent too much time focusing on hospital bed capacity.that was also necessary, but the whole area of contact tracing was left essentially to policemen rather than seen as a public health function", he said.