HEALTH NEWS
Covid “Still Raging”: Government
Government said that the Covid-19 is a significant problem as the pandemic is “still raging” in the country and eight states have shown a rise in the R-factor.
VK Paul, who heads the government’s Covid task force, said, “Delta variant is a dominant problem. The pandemic is still raging and the second wave is persisting in our own country.”
“Please remember that R number should be 0.6 or below. If it has gone over 1, it shows it is a significant problem and the virus wants to spread,” said Dr Paul.
The states where the R-factor is more than one are Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram, Karnataka, Puducherry and Kerala.
On the other hand, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra show a declining trend and states like Bengal, Nagaland, Haryana, Goa, Delhi and Jharkhand the R-factor is at 1.