The central government said on Saturday that children can spread Kovid-19 infection but they almost always have a mild infection and they also have a very low mortality rate. This statement comes amid fears that the third wave of Corona is being expressed that the next wave may prove to be extremely fatal for children.
Earlier, the Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan had said on Friday that health facilities are constantly being improved to deal with any such situation.
At the same time, the Union Health Ministry said in a press conference on Saturday that along with decreasing positivity rate, the situation of the Kovid-19 epidemic in the country is also coming under control. Along with this, the number of daily and active cases is also decreasing. The ministry said that on May 10, the positivity rate in the country was 24.83 percent, which has come down to 12.45 percent on May 22.
Corona has more than one lakh active cases in eight states
However, the ministry said that there are still eight states in the country where the number of active cases of the corona is more than one lakh. At the same time, there are 18 states where the Kovid positivity rate is above 15 percent. The ministry said that overall Kovid cases are declining but still positivity exceeds 10 percent in 382 districts.
Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Love Aggarwal said that there are seven states where more than 10,000 cases are being reported daily and in six states the figure is between five to 10 thousand. The number of deaths from the corona is high in six states. These include Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Delhi.
Can different vaccines be administered to one person?
NITI Aayog member (health) Dr. VK Paul, who was present at the press conference, said that the situation of the Corona epidemic is now coming under control in a large part of the country. Dr. Paul said that the positive rate of corona in the country is decreasing and active cases of the epidemic are also decreasing, which is a positive sign for us.
Dr. Paul said it is scientifically and theoretically possible for one person to take the first dose of another vaccine and the second dose as another vaccine. But it is not right to recommend it just because the condition is still developing. There is no firm evidence about it right now and it will be known in the coming time.