New Delhi: India has registered
65,126 new coronavirus infections and 886 deaths on Friday. The new infections
recorded on Friday brings the total amount of coronavirus cases in the country
to 7,432,680. More than one lakh thirteen thousand people have died due to the
pandemic and more than 6.5 million people have recovered so far. 2% of those
who were infected with the coronavirus have been dying in India. The month of
September has been the worst month in terms of new infections and deaths
registered in India. October has given a small sign of relief for the citizens
with number of deaths occurring daily dropping down. The number of new
infections has been hovering in around 60,000 daily in October which is a
drastic change when compared to September.
A recent trial conducted by World
Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that the anti-viral drug Remdesivir is
showing no signs of efficacy on the coronavirus patients. The manufacturer of
Remdesivir, Gilead defended their drug saying that the drug has had been
shortening the recovery period in the coronavirus patients by five days. The
drug is being used in the United States, India and the United Kingdom. Currently, the Oxford
University has been working in conjunction with India’s vaccine manufacturing
agency Serum Institute of India and AstraZeneca. The vaccine is currently
undergoing human clinical trials in Pune.
Despite the drop in the numbers,
the doctors and researchers in India are warning the public that the pandemic
has not ended by no means and would continue for an unknown time and in the
meantime, the public should exercise extreme caution at all times. Face mask
and frequent hand washing are the foremost weapons in the battle against the
coronavirus. Social distancing is advised strongly when outside and the people
were advised not to go out if not necessary. The government and several
agencies in the country have been trying to bring more awareness of the
pandemic, and the researchers say that more knowledge acquired by the public
about the virus, the more we could fight against it.
