A Comprehensive Analysis of COVID-19 Outbreak situation in India

Rajan Gupta; Saibal Kumar Pal; Gaurav Pandey

India is being looked upon by various nations now as a World Leader and even WHO acknowledged that world is looking towards Indian strategies to contain the outbreak of this epidemic [3] . India accounts for almost one-fifth of the world's population and is second leading country in terms of population in the world. India contributes heavily to the world's GDP and is amongst the most prominent developing country in the world with fairly strong economic growth percentages [4] . India's good camaraderie with majority of the nations in the world and its helpful nature makes it a perfect ally for other countries. Therefore, the analysis of COVID-19 outbreak in Indian region is closely watched and monitored by the World and there is a need of comprehensive analytical studies based on different strategies taken by Indian administrators from time to time. India has been following a nationwide lockdown since 22-March-2020, which was a one-day lockdown, followed by a 21-day lockdown after two days. Every activity in India since then has been happening with the permission from various administration units and almost all the domestic and international travels have been either banned or monitored closely. India is yet to get into the third phase of COVID-19 outbreak i.e. the community outbreak as seen by various countries around the world, but the cases have been rising continuously. India's lockdown period has been impacted by two major events in the recent days which were related to the mass exodus of laborers and workers from one state to other states (especially from Delhi to neighboring states) and conduction of a religious event in Delhi which led to spike in the number of cases in various states of India. During this time, the Indian Prime Minister has been trying to connect with Indian citizens through innovative strategies and coming up with various engagement activities which are impacting the whole nation. With so much happening in India right now, it becomes imperative that we study the current situation and impact of various such events in India through data analysis methods and come up with different plans for future which can be helpful for the Indian administrators and medical professionals.