No coronavirus cases in 180 districts in a week: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
No coronavirus cases in 180 districts in a week: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday that no fresh Covid-19 cases have been detected in 180 districts in the country in the last seven days.
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File photo of Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan. (Photo credit: PTI)
No fresh Covid-19 cases have been detected in 180 districts in the country in the last seven days, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.
In his virtual address at the 25th meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) to discuss the pandemic situation, the minister said that as on date, 1.34 per cent of Covid-19 patients were in ICU, 0.39 per cent on ventilator support and 3.70 per cent on oxygen support.
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Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 8
India’s disease surveillance experts on Saturday said the Covid-19 pandemic was fast moving into tier 2 and 3 cities and there was an urgent need to ramp up health infrastructure in these areas.
Briefing the 25th meeting of the group of ministers (GoM) today as India’s daily deaths crossed 4,000 to reach a record 4,187 and daily cases breached 4 lakh (4,01,078) mark for the third straight day, SK Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control, said, “There is a need to significantly ramp up testing and hospital infrastructure in tier-2, 3 cities in view of the surge in cases.”