What is PPE's (Coronavirus protection)

What is PPE's (Coronavirus protection)  :-

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT , in short PPE, they protective gear designed to safe guard the health worker by minimizing exposure to biological agents. This is an agent like novel coronavirus, scientifically called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or SARC-CoV-2, which causes coronavirus disease 2019 or covid-19.

WHAT CONSTITUTES A PPE:-

Goggles - First layer of protection for eyes

Face shield - To protect mucous membranes

Mask - To thwart droplets and aerosols

Gloves - Nitrile gloves preferred over latex as they resist chemicals

Gown - Could be with or without apron. Supposed to be impermeable to body fluids

Head cover - Hair should fit inside head cover

Shoe covers - Should be made of impermeable fabric

Above mentioned PPE is primary requirement for our doctor's and Nurse. Those are closely working with coronavirus infected patients.

PROBLEMS FOUND:-

Private sector hospitals and nursing staff don't have access to the best PPE's

Grey market products have flooded the found procurement system.

Poor or inappropriate material has been found used for making gowns

Masks found not made of right material or without right fit

How we can send our soldier without protection in battle field and enemy is very dangerous. We have to protect our battle field soldiers.

What is Aarogya Setu app and how it help to beat the coronavirus

Aarogya Setu app based on contact tracing and you can find out places of an infected person  and people they have come in contact with, then you isolate all of them to prevent further infection.

Contact tracing has been used to contain every recent epidemic. It's a laborious and slow process but with an estimated 3.5 billion Smartphone's in the world, it can be automated and made instantaneous. China and South Korea have already demonstrated the efficacy of smart contact tracing in the past few months.

HOW IT WORKS

Your risk of coronavirus infection goes up when you remain within six feet of an infected person for several minutes. While it's impossible for you to track your encounters with others people at the bank or in a market , your phone can do so continuously using its sensors. Phones that have contact tracing apps on them communicate with each other so that if one of the users tests coronavirus positive, others who have had contact with them are alerted.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

Down load the app and grant it necessary permission.

Keep Bluetooth is always on. Each phone constantly transmits unique code and saves codes of other phones that come within range for several minutes at a time.

If one of your contact tests positive for covid-19, your app alerts you and provides information about self quarantining and getting tested.

CHALLENGE FOR AAROGYA SETU

India's app is off to a flying start with 6 crores downloads in its first 17 days, yet even this impressive rate might not be enough. Aarogya Setu has two major weakness - lack of testing in the country and the low penetration in Smartphone's.

Researchers at covid watch, an open source contact tracing project, say such app are effective only when at least 50% of the population uses them. Oxford researchers put the number at 60%.

But 6 crores downloads means less than 5% of India's population. Besides in 2019 less than 30% of Indians owned Smartphone's so even if 100% of them install Aarogya Setu the app won't work efficiently. It might prove useful in cities with high smart phone usage, but tracking the virus with it in small towns and villages might not be possible.

CORONAVIRUS PREVENTIVE MEASURES

If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early - stay home if you feel unwell. If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention and call in advance. Follow the direction of your local health authority.

Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth - Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose pr mouth. From there, the virus can enter your body and can make you sick.

Maintain social distancing - Maintain at least 1 meter (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.

Practice respiratory hygiene - Make sure you and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene, This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately.

Stay informed and follow advice given by your health care provider - Stay informed on the latest developments about COVID-19. Follow advice given by your healthcare provider, your national and local health authority or your employer on how to protect yourself and others from covid-19.