Short Communication
Year: 2020 | Month: June | Volume: 10 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 139-141
Coronavirus Testing Hesitancy among Masses in India
Priya Thappa1, Kirtan Rana2
1Department of Anaesthesia, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, 160012
2Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012
Corresponding Author: Kirtan Rana
ABSTRACT
With Coronavirus (COVID-19) affecting everyone, few people are trying to escape the testing process. The psychology of escaping using tricks and references of high-profile people is difficult to understand at this time and can range from hesitancy to ignorance. Some of the attributions can be the long waiting period for getting results after submitting samples or the poor lodging and food facilities in quarantine centres once quarantined for 14 days. An adequate responsibility and accountability from the various health departments, health workers and most importantly the general population is needed to overcome this pandemic.
Key words: Corona virus, COVID-19, escaping, hesitancy, India, quarantine period