The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, abolished all the restrictions issued regarding Corona from 31 March. However, the compulsory wearing of masks will remain. If we look at the figures of the recent few days, suddenly the cases are increasing. Let us tell you that in the last three days, the daily cases have increased by around 350. According to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on March 24, 1938 new cases have been reported.
Along with this, 1778 new cases were reported on 23 March. The lowest number of new daily cases were reported on March 21. 1549 cases were confirmed on this day. Let us tell you that on 22 March 1581 and on 20 March 1761 new cases were confirmed.
Death toll also increased
Not only has there been an increase in new cases of corona, as well as there has been a jump in the death toll. Let us tell you that on March 20, 127 patients died of corona. After that, 33-33 patients died every day for two days. At the same time, 62 deaths were recorded on 23 March. Also, 67 patients died on 24 March.
Corona data of 24 March
According to the data released by the Union Health Ministry, after 1,938 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in India in a day, the number of infected in the country increased to 4,30,14,687. At the same time, after the death of 67 more people due to infection, the death toll increased to 5,16,672. The number of patients under treatment for COVID-19 in the country has come down to 22,427.
702 new cases of corona in Kerala
702 new cases of corona virus (COVID-19) epidemic have been reported in Kerala on Wednesday and two patients have died during this period. According to the official statement released here today, 702 new cases were confirmed today after testing the samples of 23,238 people in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, in the absence of records, six recent deaths have been added today, he said. With this, the death toll in the state has gone up to 67,476.
Guidelines on wearing masks, keeping hands clean will continue even after March 31: Government
The Union Health Ministry has decided to put an end to all the steps taken for the prevention of COVID due to the sharp decrease in the cases of corona virus infection. However, the Center on Wednesday clarified that measures like use of masks and frequent hand sanitisation will continue. The Union Health Ministry said that the reports saying that they are sparing in wearing masks and keeping hands clean are “untrue”. The ministry tweeted, “Some media reports say that the protocol for wearing masks and keeping hands clean has been relaxed. They are untrue. Measures such as use of face masks and hand hygiene will continue.
Center wrote a letter to the states
In a letter to Chief Secretaries of all states, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has said that advisories on COVID prevention measures including use of masks and keeping hands clean will figure prominently in the overall national campaign against the pandemic. Bhalla said in the letter that in the last 24 months, several critical capabilities have been developed for various aspects of epidemic management like diagnosis, surveillance, contact tracing, treatment, immunization, hospital infrastructure. Apart from this, there is now a high level of awareness among the general public about the appropriate behavior of COVID, he added.
The letter said, “Considering the overall improvement in the situation and the preparedness of the government to deal with the pandemic, the National Disaster Management Authority has decided to continue the provisions of the Disaster Management Act for COVID prevention measures.” Needless to. Bhalla said that the Ministry of Home Affairs will not issue any further order after the existing order becomes operative on March 31.