It’s a long war; not over yet!

Abstract

Corona virus disease has engulfed the globe for well over one year now. Multiple strategies to control the pandemic have been in practice in different countries, ranging from strict curfew like lock down to selective lock down (also called smart lock down) to no lock down at all. Proponents of no lock down favored the hypothesis of ‘herd immunity’. In Japan and some other developed countries, the main emphasis has been on identification of positive case through mass testing. Although, if it made any difference in the morbidity or mortality, is anyone’s guess. However, the use of mask by all and identification and separation of the infective (not all infected) persons has led Japan to control the spread better than many other countries. The author emphasizes that we shall need to continue our all-out efforts to defeat the virus for many more months if not years.

Key words: Corona virus disease; COVID-19; Pandemic; Isolation

Citation: Morimoto Y. It’s a long war; not over yet! Anaesth. pain intensive care 2021;25(1):13-14.

DOI: 10.35975/apic.v25i1.1427

Accepted: 25 December 2020