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Interventions like masks must until vaccines fully mitigate Covid impact: European Centre for Disease Control chief
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Interventions like masks must until vaccines fully mitigate Covid impact: European Centre for Disease Control chiefPTI
Last Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 05:26 PM IST
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A significant increase in COVID-19 related cases and deaths can be anticipated if NPIs are not strengthened and complied with, the German physician said as India added a record 2.17 lakh new infections on Friday, taking its total tally to 1,42,91,917 (1.42 crore/14.2 million).
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Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as physical distancing should be stringently continued until vaccinations can fully mitigate the impact of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and its known variants, says European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) Director Andrea Ammon.