Impact of Social Distancing on Curtailing COVID 2019 Epidemic in India: A Systematic Review by SWOT Analysis Approach
Impact of Social Distancing on curtailing COVID 2019 Epidemic in INDIA
Abstract
The critical analysis of Impact of Social Distancing as a Public Health Measure to curtail India’s Stage 3 of COVID-2019 epidemic carries a crucial importance. Our SWOT analysis reveals that despite being a Good strategy, lack of its strict implementation due to many failures on part of public such as carelessness during many Religious meetings and migrants travel is possibly shifting us into e Stage 3 of Community Transmission of epidemic among many states, of India which is a cause a great worry for Indian Community Existence in World.
How to cite this article:
Davey S, Davey A, Jain R. Impact of Social Distancing on Curtailing COVID 2019 Epidemic in India: A Systematic Review by SWOT Analysis Approach. Epidem Int 2020; 5(1): 44-49.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.7048.202009
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