With Covid-19 cases declining across the country, the Centre on Wednesday wrote to states, asking them to review additional curbs.
“Presently, as the case trajectory across the nation is showing a sustained downward trend, it will be useful if states/UTs review and amend/do away with the additional restrictions so imposed after considering the trend of new cases, active cases and positivity within the state and UT,” Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated in the letter. He also underlined that all states and UTs must continue to monitor the situation and the Covid trajectory on a daily basis. The government also suggested a broad five-fold strategy of Test Track-Treat-Vaccination and adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour, to keep the pandemic under control.
“I am sure that under your continued leadership the state and UT will continue to address the challenge of Covid-19 while minimising its impact on lives and livelihood of the people,” the health secretary said.
India was hit by the third wave of Covid-19 late December last year during which the number of daily cases rose exponentially. In view of the upward trajectory, certain states had imposed additional restrictions including night and weekend curfews, cap on number of people allowed at weddings and other social gatherings etc.
