The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday appreciated COVID-19 containment models of Mumbai and Pune, saying that such models need to be replicated at the national level to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The way in which Pune contained the upsurge of COVID-19 cases also drew praise from the Ministry, calling it a fine example that shows how containment measures can help restrict the spread of the disease.
When Pune witnessed 69.7% case positivity rate in the first week of March 2021, it started measures like night curfew, imposed from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
India recorded 3,29,942 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday.
The country’s total infections stand at over 2.29 crore.
Out of these, over 37.15 lakh cases are active while 1.90 crore people have recovered after testing positive.
Active cases have declined for the first time in 2 months. With 3,876 new deaths, the toll is now at over 2.49 lakh.
Surjitt Sahani
