New Delhi: Health Minister Satyendar Jain has said that the coronavirus pandemic was now nearing an endemic phase in the national capital.
“Experts say that any epidemic occurs once in endemic phase, but some cases continue to be reported every year after that. Delhi had swine flu outbreak some 10 years ago but still some cases are reported every year. Coronavirus is not going to end completely…we will have to learn to live with it,” Satyendar Jain said.
“The infection rate in Delhi was 16 per cent in November. Today, it is 0.3 per cent and has remained below 1 per cent in the past two months. The World Health Organisation has said that the infection rate should remain below 5 per cent,” Jain said.
The AAP leader also claimed that 90 per cent of the beds reserved for Covid-19 patients in the capital were vacant even though testing had been ramped up in hospitals and dispensaries.
“Six times more Covid-19 tests are being conducted in Delhi than the national average. In addition to contact tracing, vaccination is also being carried out at a rapid pace.
“More than 400 vaccination centers have been set up in Delhi and the number is being increased gradually. In the last few days, Delhi has vaccinated the most beneficiaries,” he said.
