Sometimes the number of daily corona infections decreased for a few days. But it is growing again in different parts of the country, making the center think anew. The situation has been deteriorating in several states since the beginning of February. In this situation, the Center has directed the states to focus more on RT-PCR, antigen testing to curb the spread of infection. Even if the result of the antigen test is ‘negative’, the test centers are being asked to confirm the RT-PCR test.
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Understanding the situation, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has sent a letter to the Chief Secretaries of all the states. There has been talking of making sure to give the vaccine at least four days a week. It has also been written about the need to increase the number of test centers. Which is of course important in the context of failure to reach the target in vaccination.
Although the rate of infection in the country has been declining since November, there have been reports of a steady rise in infections from Kerala and Maharashtra. At present, 84% of the total number of infected people in the country are in those two states. On top of that, the infection is on the rise in states like Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Chhattisgarh. It has increased in Jammu and Kashmir. Health officials are concerned that the names of these large states have been added to the list of new infections.
According to the latest CERO survey conducted in January, an estimated 26-30 crore people in the country have contracted covid infection knowingly or unknowingly. In other words, the remaining 1 billion people in the country may still be victims of this disease. In Binod’s words, “You have to wear a mask. Distance and safety rules must be followed. ”
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