New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has asked all the states and union territories to end additional COVID-19 restrictions as the pandemic in the country indicates a sustained downward trend.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in his letter to all States/UTs asked them to review and amend or end additional Covid-19 restrictions as the pandemic in the country shows a sustained declining trend.
In his letter, Bhushan wrote, “The Covid-19 pandemic in India is showing a sustained declining trend since January 21, 2022. The average daily cases during last week were 50,476 and 27,409 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. The daily case positivity on February 15, has declined to 3.63%.”
Bhushan said that the government is changing the existing guidelines and aiming to minimise it with the “changing epidemiology of the COVID-19 virus globally.”
He further asserted that the Union Health Ministry has revised the international travel guidelines since February 10, 2022.
“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/UT,” read the letter.
The health secretary also asked states to follow the five-fold strategy of test, track, treat, vaccination and adherence to Covid-appropriate behavior.
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