Then the speed of Corona started increasing: Delhi government's big decision; 500 will have to be paid for not wearing a mask. fine, schools will remain open

In view of the danger of new variants of Kovid, the Delhi government has made it compulsory to apply masks. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) took this decision in its meeting on Wednesday. He said that a challan of Rs 500 would be deducted for not wearing a mask. Schools and other educational institutions will not be closed. According to DDMA, this decision has been taken after initial indications of new variants B. 1.10, B.1.12 of Kovid-19.

Along with the world, an increase in new cases of corona is being recorded in India as well. According to the Health Department, 632 new cases were reported in Delhi on Tuesday. However, the positivity rate has come down. The positivity rate has come down from 7.72% to 4.42%. The good thing is that in the last 24 hours, there was no death from Corona in Delhi. After the arrival of new cases, the active cases in Delhi exceeded 1900.

In the last 45 days, the maximum number of new cases came in Mumbai.

Corona has once again gained momentum in Mumbai too. The highest number of cases were registered here after 45 days. In the last 24 hours, 85 new cases of Kovid came in Mumbai. Talking about the whole of Maharashtra, a total of 137 new cases were recorded. Three died. After the arrival of new cases, the total active cases in the state increased to 660.

Updates related to Corona...

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan again wrote letters to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra and Mizoram. In this letter, safety measures and monitoring have been asked to prevent the spread of infection.

In the last 24 hours, 2,067 new cases of Kovid-19 were reported in India, 1,547 people were discharged and 40 people died due to corona.

Advice for working on the 5 fold strategy

The contribution of these 4 states including the capital Delhi is very high in the daily new cases coming in India. There has been a steady increase in the positivity rate here. The Center has also asked to expedite the vaccination and prevention doses. The Union Health Secretary has asked the states to work on a five-fold strategy. In this, it has been advised to test, track, treat, vaccination and follow Kovid Appropriate Behavior.

Perform genome sequencing of samples from international travelers

Regular monitoring of influenza-like illness, genome sequencing of samples of international passengers has also been advised to all health facilities to detect early signs of infection. Along with medical facilities, it has also been advised to test sewage samples.

170% increase in weekly cases in Delhi

According to the Health Secretary, the number of new cases in Delhi in the week ended April 12 was 998, which has increased to 2,671 on April 19. An increase of 1.42% has also been seen in the Kovid positivity rate here. The figure was 3.49% last week.

In Haryana, 521 new cases were found in the week ending April 12, which increased to 1,299 till April 19. The positivity rate has increased from 1.22% last week to 2.86%. At the same time, in the week ending 12 April in Uttar Pradesh, the number of new cases was 217, which increased to 637 by 19 April. Here the positivity rate was 0.03% last week, which has increased to 0.09%.

Corona situation in the country

Total Cases: 4,30,47,594

Active Case: 12,340

Total recoveries: 4,25,13,248

Total deaths: 5,22,006

Total Vaccinations: 1,86,90,56,607

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