Active cases have declined to 3,64,129, the lowest in 149 days, and comprise 1.13 per cent of the total infections, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday
India News: The share of active cases on oxygen support and ICU has dropped in last one month, though the active caseload has increased exponentially during this
COVID-19 2nd Wave: What India Can Learn From UK
What India is facing today with regards to the second wave of COVID-19 infection, the exact same situation was with the UK in mid-December.
| 22 April 2021 12:18 PM GMT
Lessons from the second wave. India today seems to be in the exact same situation that the UK was in mid-December. First, an exponential number of people testing Covid positive followed a week later by an exponential increase in the number of hospitalizations followed 2 weeks later by an exponential increase in Covid deaths. Here are some of the lessons learned
1. 99% of Covid positive recover on their own. The only things needed for them are oxygen level monitoring to make sure sats are >93, paracetamol (Crocin or Dolo) for fever and body ache, and home isolation to make sure they do not pass it on to others. There is no need or benefit in giving plasma, remdesivir, ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, antibiotics or even steroids, blood thinners, or tocilizumab to