New Delhi: India has registered
67,988 new coronavirus infections in the country on Wednesday. Nearly 700
people have died due to the coronavirus in the past 24 hours. The death toll on
Wednesday is the lowest in the recent times which amounted to more than 1,000
deaths per day during September. The total number of infections accumulating in
the country is falling in October as opposed to several European countries
which are seeing an alarming spike in the new cases. Coronavirus in India
during September marked the worst statistics to date registering more than
90,000 cases and more than 1,000 people dying daily. The health officials
continue to insist that the lower number of new infections is not a sign of the
pandemic losing its grip, but more caution should be exercised until the
pandemic is really over.
A significant number of Indian
citizens have been flouting the guidelines put in place by WHO and Indian
government such as wearing face masks when outside. Face masks are the
forefront weapon in defeating the virus, according to the experts. And it
should not be taken lightly even though statistics show a slight dip in new
infections and deaths. And there is another scenario that needs to be taken
into consideration by the Indian citizens. There have been reports of
underreporting of the coronavirus cases in the country and the real numbers
could be daunting. For the time being, the citizens in India should continue to
follow the coronavirus guidelines and prevention rules which will substantially
increase the chances of the virus slowing down in the country. Coronavirus
testing has been amped up the central government in recent weeks with testing
more than a million samples per day. The testing needs to be continued or even
increased in the coming days which would assist to determine the severity of
the coronavirus on India at any given time.
