Question

6. What hurdles will developing/emerging economies face as they try to respond to the health consequences of the pandemic (Covid-19) ?

Answer 1

6. The health consequences of the Covid -1 9 is huge. As the developing economies do not have enough medical and health care facilities . They fall short of the testing kit which is the essential commodity required for the testing for the patients. They fall short of ventilators and ICU's which is required for the proper treatment of these patients, failing of providing which may also lead to the high mortality rate in these countries. They do not have enough PPE , that is the protective gear doctors wear while treating the patients to prevent contracting the deadly virus themselves. They need to invest a large sum of money on healthcare which is not possible for these countries as they are already battling a lot of other issues as well such as poverty and over population. Due ot the lack of literacy, people in these countries do not adhere to the social distancing norms , which further escalates the issue and leads to the spread of the virus aggravating the issue further.