NEW DELHI: A reference to “limited community transmission” in a guidance paper on mental health in the times of Covid sparked speculation over the spread of the disease but was clarified by officials as a passing mention and not part of any epidemiological study.
The guidance prepared by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, said that “at the time of this publication, in early April 2020, India is still at the stage of limited community spread and there is no idea how this pandemic will unfold”.
Officials said the reference was not elaborated and the passage itself indicated that the trajectory of the disease was uncertain. Moreover, the tract dealt with SOPs for mental health challenges. In March too, a similar mention in another set of SOPs had triggered comment. Then the government had said the phrase has been used in a limited context.
The mental health guidelines at another point states “screening of the high-risk (vulnerable) population oRead More – Source
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