As goes an old saying.. PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE.... It applies both to communicable as well as non-communicable diseases... COVID 19 being a novel virus disease where the knowledge about its prevention and control of spread is known ... Prevention is only means of its control till date....

Since time immemorial... Prevention has always been advocated as first line of treatment for many diseases and same applies to this time. Preventive measures such as hand washing.. wearing of mask and social distancing should be promoted and advocated for further spread and control of COVID 19.

As goes an old saying.. PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE.... It applies both to communicable as well as non-communicable diseases... COVID 19 being a novel virus disease where the knowledge about its prevention and control of spread is known ... Prevention is only means of its control till date....

Since time immemorial... Prevention has always been advocated as first line of treatment for many diseases and same applies to this time. Preventive measures such as hand washing.. wearing of mask and social distancing should be promoted and advocated for further spread and control of COVID 19.

Thanks for nice sharing from an expert of preventive medicine, dear Ruqia Quansar and yes, we have to believe it now and always.

Absolutely correct.

Think so dear E. F. Chukwurah

I totally agree with you in the particular context of COVID-19 pandemic as no treatment has been shown to be definitively curative.

I also believe in: "A pound of prevention is better than tons of treatment".

This is also so much inexpensive until waiting when patient is in ICU and will need thousands times of the expenses.

Thank you sir Dr. Muhammad Yousuf and we need to prepare for a long fight actually.

Dear Dr. Muhammed Ashraful Alam,

I agree with you because even if the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, its effect will be short-lived and it will not prevent reinfection from SARS-CoV-2 as can be assessed by the mixed optimism on the news of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine progress (1)

UK scientists give mixed update on COVID-19 vaccine progress

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1698871/world

Whether it will reduce the severity of complications will be an important parameter of it's success and cost-effectiveness.

And even the vaccine is effective it will be just dream for people of third world countries. Most of the world may face COVID-19 without a vaccine as the developed countries have already placed their orders. Unluckily, socioeconomic disparity is always in this unequal world and it will be prominent in getting vaccine too. UK, USA have already booked before they come into light and third world countries can't afford it even they have more than five million cases now. Dr. Muhammad Yousuf

The best principle to avoid any infection is prevention and control of the pathogenic agents .. viruses or bactetia or others..

Think so sir Abdulridha Taha Sarhan

The best principle to prevent any infection is to prevent and control pathogenic agents. Viruses or bacteria or others. In relation to covid-19, this is relevant. Since there are no vaccines and universal drugs for the treatment of this disease. Moreover, prevention does not require large cash costs. Regards, Pushkin Sergey Viktorovich

All the time, under most if not all conditions and since time immemorial, Muhammed Ashraful Alam

This is a fundamental principle in managing risk of any kind. It is a 1st line of defence; second line of defence is mitigation of adverse effects and third line of defence is bailey to recover and bounce back. These apply universally and across different facets of life.

Think so dear Kheepe Lawrence Moremi

Thanks for sharing dear Pushkin Sergey Viktorovich

Dear all, a face mask can be effective only when is used properly and at right cincumstances. I ma afraid that the face mask as a measure can be a big problem especially when applied as a meaure to a not trained population.

https://www.who.int/indonesia/news/detail/06-03-2020-media-statement-the-role-and-need-of-masks-during-covid-19-outbreak

Thanks for sharing sir Anthony Kyriakopoulos

Not only the using of face masks, other healthy practices with social distancing are important as the vaccines or specific treatment are not in our hands.

Some of the new surges (or maybe all) are attributed to human mistakes (such as in Melbourne). People are not serious enough and taking chances. You can't play with a dangerous virus!

Think so dear Michael Issigonis and we need to control ourselves. No more play with this tiny virus.

As treatment and vaccines are yet to reach, prevention as per WHO norm is the best thing to do for protection.

Think so dear Nirmal Mohakud

Thanks for sharing. These are the basic defense against respiratory infections. If we all follow these, there will be less cases of influenza, cold and other respiratory diseases.

Think so sir Rajesh K Gupta and we have to ensure good health practices.

Lockdown phases return for some Spanish regions as numbers of Covid-19 cases rise

23 July, CNN

Spain’s northern region of Aragon will bring back phase two of the de-escalation process for some counties following an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.

People in the area of Bajo Cinca, Bajo Aragón-Caspe, Comarca Central and Monegros will be asked to stay in their county and only leave when absolutely necessary. Meetings of over 10 people are forbidden and the capacity of bars and restaurants will be reduced.

La Litera, Cinca Medio, Barbastro and Huesca counties will continue to be in a "relaxed phase two," said Sira Repollés, Aragon’s health councilor.

It is now obvious that only preventive measure can helpbus from deadly covid19

Lockdown could restrict but it's difficult for third world countries to maintain lockdown for a longer period. We need to protect ourselves then dear Umme Shahera . Not only the using of face masks, other healthy practices with social distancing are important as the vaccines or specific treatment are not in our hands.

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yes i agree with your opinion

The pandemic is just beyond control and we need to protect ourselves, dear Umme Shahera . See the latest scenario: Global cases are now more than 15 million and died more than 630,000 from COVID-19. The US is the global leader in Covid-19 cases, followed by Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa. More than 68,000 new coronavirus cases in the US in 24 hours and India reports 49,000 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours. Japan records highest daily infection rate since the beginning of the outbreak.

24 July, CNN

Prevention is not only better but also cheaper.... lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic

Think so dear Clement Adebajo Meseko and we need to protect ourselves.

"We have to practice how to live with coronavirus and get ready for the future without handshakes." -dear Umme Shahera Clement Adebajo Meseko

Health experts focus on using face masks, regular hand washing with soap and practice of healthy behavior. Social distancing has been advised in public places, so there is no scope for shaking hands just say hi, hello verbally from a distance. The world is trying for vaccines and more than 150 vaccines are now under trial but it will will take time and equal access is a big question there.

YES prevention is the best way

Yes, dear Sana Noreen and we have to practice how to live with coronavirus and prevention is the best policy there.

Since there is no vaccine or medicine for the Covid-19 definitely prevention is the best defense. Therefore, the measures suggested by expert individuals, institutions, WHO and other organizations are mainly for the prevention. Social distancing, wearing masks, maintaining health guidelines are the examples of such measure. It is obviously hundred percent true in case of Covid-19 as you mentioned. Thank you Dear Mr. Muhammed Ashraful Alam for presenting the gist in a single sentence. I think there is no option to oppose it.

Thanks for your nice sharing dear Md. Mahabubur Rahman and we have to practice how to live with coronavirus as there is no vaccine or specific treatment yet.

Global cases are now more than 16.4 million and died nearly 660,000 worldwide from COVID-19. USA has nearly 4.3 million cases, Brazil tops 2.4 million and India has more than 1.4 million cases. Russia has more than 800,000 COVID-19 cases and South Africa tops 400,000 cases. USA, Latin America and South Asia are still hot spots, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Covid-19 is "easily the most severe" global health emergency the World Health Organization (WHO) has ever declared, the head of the WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said.

After six months of Corona crisis we have gathered more experiences from different countries from their mistakes and successes. World war has been started against a tiny virus and we actually failed in the initial stage. There is still chance to control the spread of coronavirus to save lives and we need to follow the basic rules of prevention.

Data source: 27 July 2020, BBC & JHU

Yes, it seems so, at least before a vaccine is available or a cheap effective medicine at the disposal of all will be provided.

Think so sir Falih Al-Emara

Take care and get the good food according to the body needs.

Prevention of COVID-19 is actually a package of safe and healthy practices: "You have to do more than just wear masks and keep social distancing. You have to minimize your contact with as many people as possible," ACCESS Health's Haseltine said. "It's not that complicated. But it is hard to do psychologically. It's hard to do sociologically. And it's extremely hard to do for young people." Stay at least 6 feet away from others, wear a face mask when out in public, wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. The best way to kill germs is by scrubbing your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. Do this frequently before, during and after you visit a public place or have contact with people. When soap isn’t available, use a hand sanitizer. Rub the sanitizer around your hands until it’s dry. Stay home as much as possible and limit your contact with people. Source: CNN

Current evidence supports that prevention is the best cure.

Even use of masks is being hailed as equivalent of vaccine.

yes, I agree with this thinking.

Thanks for sharing dear Rajiv Kumar Gupta Md SUMSUDDIN Sumon

I agree with you

Good question .. yes of course, prevention is the first way for infection control and helps the defence.

Thanks dear Dr. Thaer for your recommendation our answer.

Prevention is the key in every infection. It's cost effective with overall safety.

Got your reply and thank you.dear Alaa Ali

Dear all, may I provide to our valuable discussion my latest publication on the role of super spread events in COVID-19 pandemic.

Unfortunately as said primarily by Riley S. science, 2003, if we do not contain the super spread event phenomenon, we will continue having long lasting even the first wave. Someone can imagine the devastation about the next waves.

https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/749

I provide the PDF of SSE paper as well.

Best

Dr Anthony M. Kyriakopoulos MD/Ph.D. FIBMS

Totally agree with that.

Thanks for sharing.

From my childhood learning, I remembered one sentence "Prevention is better than cure" and COVID-19 evidence proved it again. So, we will be careful about our preventive measures against every types of infectious diseases.

... if we are not careful ...new introductions aggravate a seemingly controlled situations #super-spreader # New Introduction ...