In a significant development, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday (March 7) claimed that COVID-19 was nearing an “endemic” phase in the national capital.
It is to be noted that an infection is said to be endemic when the infection is maintained at a baseline level in a geographic area without external inputs.
“Coronavirus is nearing an endemic phase in Delhi. Experts say some cases continue to occur in the endemic phase. Delhi witnessed a swine flu outbreak around 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,” Jain said.
According to Jain, the coronavirus positivity rate in Delhi was well below one per cent, while it was as high as 15 per cent in November last year.
Notably, the COVID-19 positivity rate in Delhi has remained below one per cent for over 60 days. Jain said that there is not much fluctuation in the positivity rate of coronavirus.
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