India reported a slight dip in daily coronavirus infections. The country registered 2,995 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload over 16,000-mark, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 44171551, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
This comes after the nation recorded a single-day rise of 3,095 fresh coronavirus cases.
Amid the recent spike in cases across the country, Dr Arvind Kumar, chairman of the Institute of Chest Surgery, Medanta Hospital has advised people to wear masks and get a Covid test done in case of symptoms.
Speaking to news agency ANI, Dr Arvind said, “Now because the testing has increased, there is an increase in the cases as well. But the good thing here is that the cases which are coming up are not more serious cases which can be detected. They are recovering by staying at home”.
He said that during the second wave of Covid, there was a lack of oxygen in the country and the patients who were coming were in need of oxygen.
“But now the situation is not like this. This viral and new variant is not affecting our lungs much. Although the problem of dry cough is being seen in patients for a long time, the patients who are coming are not in need of oxygen. However, there can be a danger regarding this variant for a patient suffering from a serious illness. They need to be more careful,” he said.
However, Dr Arvind said that those already suffering from lung disease need to be very careful with this new variant and viral.