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War Against Corona
STRATEGY YIELDS RESULTS
NUMBER OF RECOVERED PATIENTS CROSSES 77 LAKH
ocussed efforts of Centre, Jab Tak Dawai Nahi, Tab Tak Dhilai Nahi
FStates and UTs on effective
clinical management of the 92.20 %
hospitalised cases have ensured
reduction in the Fatality Rate of RECOVERY
COVID-19 in India. It has touched RATE
1.49 per cent. With effective 1.49%
containment strategy, aggressive
testing and standardised clinical
management protocols based Two yards DEATH RATE
on holistic standard of care Distance
protocol across government and Total test so far Laboratory- Government-1132| Private - 905
private hospitals, the number 11,42,08,384 Recovered Patients- 77,10,630
of new deaths has significantly
dipped. As part of the COVID-19 Active cases Total patients
management and response policy, 5,28,178 83,64,797
there has been a sharp focus of There has been a decline in the rate of infection and
the Central Government on not deaths in October as compared to the total patient
only containing the COVID-19, but population. In October, the number of infections fell by
also reducing deaths and saving 71.61%, while number of deaths decreased by 70.57%
(Figures as on 4 November; Source: Ministry of Health)
lives by providing quality clinical AYUSH MINISTRY REVIEWS IMPACTFUL INTERVENTIONS
care to the critical and severe Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH Vaidya Rajesh
patients of COVID. Kotecha chaired a high-level meeting to review various
impactful interventions which the Ministry made
VICE-PRESIDENT AND in the recent months and which have significantly
HIS WIFE RECOVER FROM contributed to the prevention and management of
CORONAVIRUS COVID-19. Principal Secretaries and Secretaries of
After an isolation of around AYUSH and Health Departments of different States
a month, Vice President M. and UTs took part in the meeting held through video
Venkaiah Naidu and his wife conferencing. Kotecha appraised the States/UTs of
Usha Naidu tested negative for the recently released National Ayurveda and Yoga
COVID-19 on October 26. They Protocol for Management of Covid-19, the need to
were under home-quarantine expedite the operationalisation of AYUSH Health
after being diagnosed Wellness Centres approved under National AYUSH
with COVID-19 on September Mission (NAM) and the urgent need to improve
29, 2020. the expenditure and fund flow at State/UT level
under NAM.
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