The Uttar Pradesh government recently came in for praise from American virologist and immunologist Dr Robert Malone for its “miraculous” handling of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and for protecting the people of the state by ensuring prompt treatment.
During the December episode of ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast, Dr Malone mentioned that Uttar Pradesh was able to take control of the pandemic by providing early treatment to coronavirus infected patients.
Known for his pioneering work in mRNA technology, the virologist said, “They deployed early treatment as packages and managed the pandemic effectively despite being such a densely populated province. It was done in coordination with the World Health Organisation (WHO). The state adopted micro-planning and preventive measures as a result of which it contained the pandemic more successfully than the rest of the world.”
Despite being a state with the largest population base and a high population density, Uttar Pradesh maintained a relatively low positivity rate and cases per million of population and fared well in managing the pandemic in comparison to all other states and countries having equal populations.