Given the robust and statute-based death registration system in the country, while some cases could go undetected as per the principles of infectious disease and its management, missing out on deaths was unlikely, said the Union Health Ministry in a release issued on Thursday in response to allegations of “missing COVID-19 deaths”.
“This could also be seen in the case fatality rate, which, as on 31st December 2020, stood at 1.45% and even after an unexpected surge observed in the second wave in April-May 2021, the case fatality rate today stands at 1.34%,” it stated.
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New Zealand suspends quarantine-free travel with Australia
New Zealand will pause its quarantine-free travel arrangement with Australia for at least eight weeks from Friday night, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, as…
