New Delhi: Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan today chaired the 22nd meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 by a video-conference.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, “India’s COVID 19 Pandemic Growth has dropped to 2% and Case Fatality Rate is amongst lowest in the world at 1.45%”.
India’s Recovery Rate has peaked to 95.46% while the strategy of testing 1 million samples has decreased the Cumulative Positivity Rate to 6.25%, he added.
Observing the fact that despite festivals in the month of October November, no new surge of cases were observed in this period due to comprehensive testing, tracking and treatment policy implemented on the ground, the Union Health Minister and Chairperson of the GOM reiterated his concern and appeal to diligently maintain COVID Appropriate Behaviour even at a time when the country is at the cusp of authorizing the first set of vaccines.
He also expressed the need for an expeditious vaccination drive to cover all the target populations estimated to be around 30 crores.