The Union’s health minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, admitted on Sunday that community transmission of the Covid-19 virus has occurred in certain districts in a limited number of states. “But this is not happening across the country,” the minister said while addressing his weekly social media show. Sunday Samvaad.
When asked to comment on West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s admission that community broadcasting began in some areas of the state, the Union minister admitted, saying that it is expected to occur in some densely populated areas. “Community transmission has been reported in different areas of various states. It’s not happening across the country, ”he said.
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Although the Center has so far denied community transmission of Covid-19 in India, Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had confirmed community transmission in the state in July. Poonthura and Pullivila were the two coastal villages that, as confirmed by the CM, saw community transmission. Assam also hinted at community broadcasting during July-August.
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Lately, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has confirmed this broadcast in the state. Before Durga Puja, the CM warned people and said that there are cases of community transmission of Covid-19.
There are four stages of the invention of Covid-19. First in import of coronavirus that occurred in India in January. On January 30, the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Kerala. The second stage is local transmission, which is the stage when people with no foreign travel history became infected. The third stage is community transmission where the source of the infection cannot be easily identified. the fourth stage is epidemic.
India has so far maintained that it has not entered the community transmission stage.
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