The second wave of COVID-19 has caused havoc all over India. Indians are troubled due to the new strain which is spreading at a rapid rate. The second wave of coronavirus is spreading faster than the first wave and is attacking children as well. Know the reason behind the same from experts.
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Swasthya Sammelan | Double masking is necessary to avoid risk of COVID strain, say experts
The risk of coronavirus strain is increasing significantly. Masking is a highly effective means to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 when combined with other protective measures, such as physical distancing, avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated indoor spaces, and good hand hygiene. It has become crucial for people to wear masks at all times. But it is becoming a bit difficult to work with a single mask amid this changing form of COVID-19, so it is necessary to have several layers of the same. Doctors during India TV s Swasthya Sammelan reveal why it is necessary to have a double layer of mask to fight this battle.
COVID-19 cases are rising at an alarming rate across Maharashtra, and a lockdown is required in the state to improve the health infrastructure, said Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope in an exclusive conversation with India TV on Sunday.
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Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey
Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Sunday spoke exclusively to India TV about the rising cases of coronavirus in the state and across the nation. Speaking for India TV s Swasthya Sammelan 2021, the Bihar health minister said that the state administration doesn t find any need to impose lockdown as Covid cases in Bihar are fewer as compared to other states.Â
Instead of lockdown and other coronavirus curbs, the administration is focusing on identifying cluster positive cases and are creating containment zones as per requirement.
Pandey said that the numbers are rising due to increased testing across Bihar. We are testing more than 25-30 percent that the last phase. We are ramping up testing further, said minister Pandey.
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Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath arrives at the Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital to inspect Covid-19 Care Ward, amid a countrywide spike in coronavirus cases, in Prayagraj.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in an exclusive conversation with India TV on Sunday said that lockdown is not an option now to deal with pandemic as we need to save lives and livelihood. The Chief Minister during India TV s Swasthya Sammelan 2021 said that the administration is monitoring the situation via control rooms and taking appropriate actions.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath assured people that they will succeed in controlling the second wave of coronavirus just like the administration controlled the situation last year but people will have to support us and follow Covid appropriate behaviour.