Abstract
BACKGROUND
 COVID-19 or coronavirus disease 2019 is the most lethal disease outbreak of the century. Casualties include certain section of population which are vulnerable to the disease due to their weak immune system response. 
 SUMMARY
 Certain section of the population is more susceptible to develop more critical illness outcome than their other counterparts. These vulnerable people includes elders, pregnant women, infants, people with underlying health problems and so many other people. Targeted approach towards these group in terms of safeguarding them from the infection may prove to be beneficial in overall containment measures. 
 CONCLUSION
 Preventive measures are the best suited containment measures for disease like COVID-19 which has not only short term but has long term implications. Dedicated study might reveal a more nuanced approach for the same.
Highlights
Novel coronavirus is the virus that causes the Coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID19
A Chinese study shows that in a particular province prevalence of diabetes was 7.4 percent while in the COVID-19 infected patients the prevalence was over 20 percent which is almost triples the vulnerability of the diabetic patient
No other disease outbreak was able to cause such widespread damage across the world. These times needs unprecedented measures and targets strategy to deal with the current scenario
Summary
The situation that currently world is facing is extremely grave and unprecedented. No other disease outbreak was able to cause such widespread damage across the world. These times needs unprecedented measures and targets strategy to deal with the current scenario. Vulnerable section needs to be protected do that they saved from the infection but severe outcomes are affected. The long term implications needed to be studied in detail so that necessary steps can be taken to tackle the viral infection. Preventive measures are more suitable in pandemic like COVID-19 as long term implications are far worse than the treatment. Counsellors and mental health expert along with several other competent authorities can be employed to deal with the queries of people. Cooperation from all sections of the society must ensure in order to obtain positive results
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