In a recent statement, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, "There is no need to impose full lockdown at present despite the rise in cases of the third wave of coronavirus in India.'' Let me tell you all that WHO's Representative to India, Rodrigo H. Afrin says that "steps like imposing full lockdown and banning travel can harm a country like India to prevent the spread of corona.''

At the same time, he has suggested that a risk-prone ban strategy should be formulated to fight the epidemic. Let me tell all of you that Afrin has also emphasized saving both life and employment and said, "It is important to save both life and employment. 4 questions to answer to set public health action in India and around the world. These are 4 questions: How contagious the variant is. What a serious disease it causes. How much protection are the vaccine and previous corona infections giving? How ordinary people see the danger and follow measures to prevent it.''

Moreover, Afrin explained, "WHO does not suggest a complete travel ban or stop people's movement. Such a ban causes more harm than profit. In a country like India where there is so much diversity in population sharing, it makes sense to follow a risk-based approach to fight the epidemic.'' At the same time, he further said, "Given the current situation, the health sector's capabilities and socio-economic scenario, the government should formulate measures to prevent the epidemic. If all the rules are followed, there will be no need to impose lockdown.''

On the other hand, in a panel discussion on 'Meeting the Challenges of Vaccine Equity' at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Online Davos Agenda 2022 Summit, the leaders said that rapid development of anti-Covid-19 vaccines is a scientific achievement. He said that while failure to deliver universal global it not only leads to poor health conditions, it also causes economic turmoil and geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile, Michael Ryan, executive director of WHO's health emergency programme, said, "There is no way to end the epidemic without vaccines, vaccines are the main central strategy of the fight against it.''

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