One year after the epidemic becomes official, more new cases are seen daily in India.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the world was experiencing its first pandemic from coronovirus. Its director general, Tedros Adnom, said, “An epidemic is not a word used lightly or carelessly. It is a term that, if misused, can lead to unreasonable fear, or unreasonable acceptance that the fight is over.” , Which can lead to unnecessary suffering and death. Describing the situation as an epidemic does not change WHO’s assessment of the threat posed by this virus. It does not change what the WHO is doing, and it does not change that. What countries should do. “

The declaration of the epidemic is 13 times the number of cases of CO13–19 outside China rising two weeks before, and three times the number of affected countries. Last March 11, according to WHO, there were more than 1,18,000 cases in 114 countries and 4,291 people lost their lives. A year down, the number had risen nearly 1,000 times. As of Thursday, there are approximately 118 million confirmed coronovirus cases and approximately 2.6 million deaths due to the disease.

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In India, the number of cases has touched 11.2 million, with 1,58,227 deaths confirmed by the government so far. Despite a drop in daily affairs since September, February, according to data on Thursday, there has been an uptick with new infections crossing 22,000 daily – the first time this year.

Withdrawal

When the WHO declared an epidemic, India evacuated 948 passengers from COVID-19 affected countries, of which 900 were Indian nationals and belonged to 48 different nationalities, including Maldives, Myanmar, Bangladesh, China, USA, Madagascar, Sri Lanka. Were included. Nepal, South Africa and Peru.

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Air India operated two special flights for evacuation efforts, bringing back 654 passengers, including 647 Indian nationals from Wuhan, China. He was at the Chawla camp of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and an army facility in Manesar, Haryana.

On March 10, the Center issued an advisory requiring travelers with travel histories in China, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Japan, Italy, Thailand, Singapore, Iran, Malaysia, France, Spain and Germany to undergo self-imposed quarantine It was expected to be 14 days from the date of their arrival, and their employers should provide the facility of house-to-house work for such employees during this period.

As of that date, the government had six group ministers’ meetings and it was decided to cancel all visas except diplomatic, official, UN / international organizations, employment, project visas, by April 15, 2020.

Travelers arriving after 15 February 2020, including Indian nationals, were to visit China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain and Germany after 15 February 2020. As of that day, India reported 60 positive cases, with no confirmed deaths, although a 76-year-old man from Kalburgi, Karnataka, was suspected to have died from the infection.

Extension of tests

There was only the National Institute of Virology as a testing center in India. The test later expanded and the country was able to conduct approximately 224 million trials. These include RT PCR test, rapid antigen test and antibody test.

As of Thursday, more than 25.6 million vaccine doses have been administered in the country through 4,78,168 sessions. These include 71,97,100 health workers (HCWs), who have at least the first dose, 40,13,249 HCWs (second dose), 70,54,659 front line workers (FLWs) (first dose) and 6,37,281 FLWs (second dose). Found. , 9,67,058 beneficiaries over 45 years of age and 58,15,664 beneficiaries over 60 years of age with specific combinations (first dose).