The outbreak of novel and recent coronavirus disease 2019, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, has made an emergency throughout the world. In India, the outspread of the pandemic was observed on 3 March 2020, and after that exponential growth in the cases was observed in the country. Owing to the widespread transmission, high population density, high testing capacity and ineffective treatment, a continuous rise in cases was observed due to the pandemic in India. In this paper, we have discussed the trend and spread of COVID-19 spread in India with time, history of initial confirmed cases, the impact of phased manner lockdown, age- and gender-wise trend of cases and comparison of cases with the other most affected countries. The study uses exploratory data analysis to describe the current situation of COVID-19 cases in India till 16 August 2020, with the help of data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (GOI) and the World Health Organization (WHO). As of August 16, the total number of confirmed cases in India crossed 2.5 million marks with over 50,000 causalities. With more patients recovering and being discharged from hospitals and home isolation (in case of mild and moderate cases), the total recoveries have crossed the 1.8 million mark with a recovery rate of more than 70% and case fatality rate of 1.94% which is maintained below the global average and is on a continuous positive slide. The study also enlightens the preventive and stringent measures taken by India to combat the COVID-19 situation along with the future prospects. The GOI is following its proactive and preemptive approach for management, prevention and containment of COVID-19 in collaboration with the WHO.

中文翻译：

---

世界上最大的民主国家因 COVID-19 陷入瘫痪：印度的当前观点和经验


由严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 病毒引起的 2019 年新型冠状病毒病的爆发已在全世界造成紧急情况。印度于 2020 年 3 月 3 日观察到疫情蔓延，此后该国病例呈指数级增长。由于传播范围广、人口密度大、检测能力强、治疗效果差，印度疫情病例持续上升。在本文中，我们讨论了 COVID-19 在印度随时间传播的趋势和传播、最初确诊病例的历史、分阶段封锁的影响、病例的年龄和性别趋势以及病例与其他病例的比较受影响最严重的国家。该研究借助来自印度卫生和家庭福利部、印度政府 (GOI) 和世界卫生组织 (WHO) 的数据，采用探索性数据分析来描述截至 2020 年 8 月 16 日印度 COVID-19 病例的现状）。截至8月16日，印度确诊病例总数突破250万例，死亡人数超5万。随着更多患者康复出院和居家隔离（轻、中度病例），累计治愈人数突破180万大关，治愈率超过70%，病死率继续保持在1.94%低于全球平均水平，并持续下滑。该研究还揭示了印度为应对 COVID-19 形势而采取的预防和严格措施以及未来前景。印度政府正在与世界卫生组织合作，采取积极主动、先发制人的方法来管理、预防和遏制 COVID-19。