COVID-19 or the coronavirus disease 2019 completed one year since its onset in Wuhan city of the Hubei province of china. Crown shaped virus has proven extremely deadly and has taken millions of lives till date.The test, track, treat approach is followed by government to contain the transmission. But limitations of available beds and deficiencies in existing healthcare infrastructure is hindering the process of handling severe caseloads. Ultimately, prevention proves to be the best option.As the pandemic is progressing, comprehensive study is required to popularize the preventive measures and tell people how they will be effective and benefit them if followed properly. There are various preventive measures which are followed in order to keep the virus at distance. Their effectiveness has been already established in previous outbreaks of SARS, MERS and Ebola. Therefore, this tried and tested methods need to be adopted to take out maximum benefit from them. Already the issue of lack of the required number of health professionals has been lingering from long time. COVID-19 highlighted the need of more health personnel’s and maintaining the current strength by protecting them from the viral infection by providing them with suitable equipment’s. Long term health implications can be severe in times to come. This article highlights the need of preventive measures to be pursued vigorously so that these unwanted consequences can be averted.