Dramatic drop in Covid cases gives India hope of return to normal life

Swimming pools, cinemas and theatres to be allowed to operate at full capacity from 1 FebruaryIndia ’s health minister, Harsh Vardhan, has claimed it has “successfully contained the pandemic” and “flattened its Covid-19 graph” as the country of 1.34 billion people reported just 12,000 new cases in the past 24 hours – a stark contrast to the 90,000 cases a day being reported in Septembe r.With more than 10.7m coronavirus cases, India still has the second highest number in the world, but over the past two months it has seen a steady and steep decline in new cases, despite little by way of restrictions to prevent the spread of infection.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 28, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent Tags: India Coronavirus Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology South and Central Asia World news Science Health Source Type: news