NITI Aayog member VK Paul said Sunday that the number of new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and related deaths have declined across the country in the last three weeks, but the possibility of a second wave of infections during the winter season can not. be ruled out, according to the PTI news agency.
Paul, who heads the National Group of Experts on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC), said in an interview with PTI that India could see a second wave of coronavirus infections in winters, as he cited the increase in cases in Europe. “We cannot rule out (a second wave of coronavirus this winter in India). Things can happen and we are still learning about the virus, ”Paul said, according to PTI.
India, Paul said, is in a somewhat better position now, but the country still has a long way to go because 90% of people are still susceptible to coronavirus infections.
“In India, new coronavirus cases and the number of deaths have decreased in the last three weeks and the pandemic has stabilized in most states. However, there are five states (Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal) and 3-4 Union Territories (UT) where there is still an upward trend, ”said Paul, according to PTI.
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Paul said that once a vaccine against the viral disease is available, there will be enough resources to deliver and make it accessible to citizens. He said that India has enough cold storage facilities to some extent and this can easily be increased as needed. “Once the vaccine is available, there will be enough resources to deliver vaccines and make vaccines accessible to citizens and there will be no concern about resources in those circumstances,” Paul said.
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With 61,871 new cases and 1,033 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s coronavirus disease count has risen to 7,494,551, according to the Union Ministry of Health. India, the second most affected country in the world in terms of the number of infections, added 374,013 cases of Covid-19 in the last week. The death toll in India now stands at 114,031, the Health Ministry dashboard showed at 8 a.m.
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