The fact that the third wave of Covid, which has been in the grip of Omicron panic, has started to nod, has been indicated in the infection statistics for some time now. The number of infected people is decreasing in the whole country. Also the rate of downward infection. In this situation, the Ministry of Health has written to all the States and Union Territories to reconsider the ‘additional’ restrictions on corona control.
In the letter, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan wrote to all state governments that the no of infections has been decreasing across the country since January 21. In this case, judging by the transition situation in their respective territories. The States and Union Territories can relax the additional restrictions, change the rules, or even lift them. However, Bhushan clarified that this decision has to be taken keeping in view the daily number of infected people, number of active patients, and the rate of infection.
According to the letter, the number of infected people in the country on January 21 was 3,46,254. In the 24 hours before the date in the letter (February 15), 28,409 people were newly infected. The infection rate dropped to 3.73 percent on February 15. Even at the end of January, it was hovering around 15 percent.
