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Worst is over concerning Covid-19 in India: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan “At a personal level, I think that the worst is over concerning the Covid-19 situation.� But we need to strictly follow Covid appropriate behaviour, he said
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that the worst is over concerning coronavirus in the country but people still need to follow Covid appropriate behaviour to stay safe. “At a personal level, I think that the worst is over concerning the Covid-19 situation. I have been following this situation right from the time when we had our first case on January 30, 2020. Since then, I have watched everything from the closest of quarters with meticulous precision. If we look at the things in the last three-four months then things are in a
declining phase,” Dr Vardhan told ANI in an exclusive interview. “But we need to strictly follow Covid appropriate behaviour and cannot afford to relax on that front,” he added. Substantiating his point, the Union Health Minister said that right now India has just around three lakh active cases and its recovery rate is 95 to 96 percent which is significantly higher than many developed countries. “Right now, we have just about three lakh active cases in the country. A few months ago, we had almost 10 lakh cases. Out of over one crore cases that have happened, around 95 lakh persons have already recovered and gone back home,” he said. “We have the highest recovery rates in the world: between 95 and 96 percent. Compared to some of the developed countries of the world like the USA, Russia, or Brazil whose recovery rate ranges between 60 and 80 percent, we are better placed,” he added…Read More