COVID-19
- 2. INTRODUCTION • This is an analysis report on how effective are the measures taken by the Canadian Government to flatten the curve of COVID-19 cases. • Is the daily rate of increase in cases gradually declining?
- 3. ANALYSIS APPROACH • A dataset related to COVID-19 was chosen from the following website for the analysis: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/category/covid-19/ • Analysis on : • Which are the countries who could flatten the curve? • How different are the timelines of measures taken by these countries? • How distinct were their implementation of measures? • A conclusion on the effectiveness of the measures taken by Canada
- 4. ANALYSIS
- 5. COUNTRIES AFFECTED THE MOST
- 6. TOP 3 COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST NO. OF CASES
- 7. IMPACT OF MEASURES TAKEN IN DIFFERENT TIMELINES
- 8. CHINA • Origin of the pandemic – November 17th, 2019 • Flattened the curve almost after 3 months. • Aggressive measures : massive lockdowns, electronic surveillance, etc.
- 9. • First case was confirmed on February 28th – a returning traveller. • Within one month flattened the curve. • Only western nation following an articulated elimination strategy. • Most cases are returning travellers. • Remaining few case clusters are being traced and further stamped out. • Still under intense lockdown, rigorous quarantine at the borders, expanded testing and contact tracing. NEW ZEALAND
- 10. • First case was confirmed on 27th January – a returning traveller. • Ranked among the top 15 countries with highest number of cases. • Major focus on community based measures – social distancing, cleaning public places, self-isolation, mandatory quarantine. • Still exponentially increasing curve. CANADA
- 11. WHY DIFFERENCES IN IMPACT OF MEASURES? •When lockdown was implemented. •How intensive was the lockdown. •How intensive were the measures.
- 12. CONCLUSION THE MEASURES TAKEN ARE EFFECTIVE, BUT THEY WERE TAKEN A BIT LATE. EVENTUALLY THE CURVE WILL FLATTEN. WE JUST HAVE TO FIGHT THE VIRUS PATIENTLY.
- 13. RECOMMENDATIONS • We need to increase the intensity of the lockdown and other measures. This can be done through: • Having strict limitations on travelling and monitoring unnecessary travellers. • Compulsory quarantine for travellers and close contacts of infected people. • Government needs to supply adequate personal protection equipment (PPE). • Government should incorporate the elimination strategy including intensive contact tracing used by New Zealand along with the current safety protocols.
- 14. LET’S BREAK THE CHAIN