CHANDIGARH: Prevention is the best strategy to combat corona virus opined the experts of Allopath, Ayurved, Homeopathy, Naturopath, Dietetics, Public Health, Molecular Biology & Yoga at a round table conference organised on Sunday by Joshi Foundation on the topic 'Integrated / Multi Disciplinary approach to combat CORONA VIRUS'.

For prevention experts were unanimous on boosting immunity, maintaining high standards of personal hygiene, nutritious diet and yoga exercises focused on strengthening of lung functions, detailed Vineet Joshi, chairman, Joshi Foundation; city based cardiologist Dr HK Bali who chaired the conference and Editor, Integrative Medicine Case Reports Prof. Akshay Anand who co-chaired.

Prof Rajendra Prasad, former head of the department, Biochemistry, PGI Chandigarh, said that blocking the cellular entry pathway is the best way and for which research in the field of immunotherapeutics is at the advance stage.

Sharing his views on "Why & How Anti Viral drugs are not helping in treatment of Coronavirus", Dr. Indranil Banerjee, assistant professor, Biological Sciences, IISER Mohali said as Coronavirus keeps changing its structure, hence vaccine discovery is a big challenge. His published research shows individual's genome is partly responsible for virus infection. This again indicates the importance of immune response.

Prof Ashish Bhalla, Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh and Dr Vishal Bhambri, medical specialist informed that these viruses keep on surviving medication but need not worry as the death rate in coronavirus is pretty low. The only way to counter it is by exploring innovative methods to get back our immune system, may be by healthy lifestyle, healthy diet and specific yoga asanas. Giving utmost importance to personal hygiene by avoiding to touch MEN i.e. mouth, eyes and nose. They asked people to limit travel and avoid public gatherings as much as possible.

Ayurveda experts Vaidya Naresh Mittal, Gen. Secretary, Shri Dhanwantry Educational Society (Regd.), Chandigarh; Vaidya Ishwar Sardana, Vice President, Arogya Bharti, Punjab; Vaidya Rajeev Mehta, Ayurveda Medical Officer, Department of Ayurveda, Punjab; detailed that the only way to prevent coronavirus is by boosting the immunity through intake of Amla, Trifla and Giloy.

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