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WAR ON THE VIRUS: A makeshift Covid quarantine facility nside the indoor sports stadium in Srinagar (Adil Abbas/Getty Images)
In 2020, Indian authorities widely used the T3 protocol (test, treat, track) in the battle against Covid-19. However, in 2021, none of the states most affected by the second wave appear to be following it, with mandatory quarantining also falling by the wayside. This is a major factor behind the rapid spread of cases in the second wave.
The situation in Madhya Pradesh, for instance, is typical of what is taking place in most states. “The T3 protocol was deployed very effectively from April to August last year,” says a top official in the state government, asking not to be named. He says that these efforts began to slacken after August, and with no pressure from senior officials or political leaders to ensure that district collectors maintained it, contact tracing stopped across the state. This year, by the first week of A
Low testing, high positivity ratio in West Bengal is a challenge
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Experts say there is an urgent need to ramp up testing
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Experts say there is an urgent need to ramp up testing
West Bengal on Sunday registered a record 19,436 new cases of COVID-19 infections, while the number of samples tested for COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours was 63,095. There has been a rise in the number of cases and deaths since the second wave of COVID-19 hit West Bengal, which has recently witnessed a high-pitched election. Over the past few days, the State has recorded more than 100 deaths due to the viral infection, and on Sunday the number of COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours was 124.