Corona's transition will be over by February, a government panel claims

New Delhi, 18 October 2020, Sunday

Corona transmission in India has reached its peak and a panel of central government scientists believes that the epidemic will end by February 2021.

The scientists involved in the panel have been appointed by the government. After studying the current situation, the panel says that the corona transition will be over by February next year. No more than 1.06 crore cases of corona have been reported in India.

At present, 75 lakh cases of corona have been reported in India. The panel told an English newspaper that whatever measures are being taken to prevent the spread of the virus should be continued. Vidyasagar is the president. According to the committee, 25 lakh people would have died if India had not implemented the lockdown in March. So far 1.4 lakh people have died in India due to corona.

A member of the panel, Dr. VK Paul said the number of new cases and deaths has also dropped in the last three weeks but the possibility of a second wave of corona in winter cannot be ruled out.

In the last 24 hours, 61000 new cases of corona have been reported, while 1033 people have died during this period. The recovery rate of corona patients in the country has gone up to 88%.