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Kerala Reports 300 New Cases of COVID-19; India’s Current Total Is 2,669
Kerala's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on December 20 that the state had 300 new COVID-19 cases that were active and three deaths. There were 2,669 current COVID-19 cases nationwide as of this writing. A Kerala-based health expert stated on Wednesday, amid growing fears over the appearance of a new coronavirus variation, that COVID is like any other communicable disease that cannot be totally eradicated and that the disease's incidence has decreased.
Kerala’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare declared on December 20 that there had been three deaths and 300 new, active COVID-19 cases in the state. As of this writing, 2,669 COVID-19 cases were reported nationwide.
Like all infectious diseases, COVID cannot be totally eradicated. Nevertheless, the disease’s impact has lessened, and the mortality rate—that is, the proportion of patients who pass away from the illness—has decreased. At this point, it is comparable to any other influenza or ordinary cold, according to Dr. Sreejith N. Kumar. In the meantime, given the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in some states, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday to discuss the COVID-19 situation in India and the state of the public health system’s readiness for surveillance, containment, and management of the virus. Mandaviya emphasized at the meeting how crucial it is to be aware of and ready for any new strains of the COVID-19 virus. “It is important to be alert and prepared against new and emerging strains of the COVID-19 virus,” added Mandaviya. The Union Health Minister asked all the states to maintain vigilance, step up surveillance, and make sure they had enough supplies of medications, oxygen concentrators and cylinders, ventilators, and vaccines. Mr. Mandaviya reiterated that in order to achieve effective administration of COVID-19, the Center and States must work together. He suggested, “Let us undertake mock drills once every three months at both the central and state levels and share best practices.” In addition, he called on states to control the outbreak, raise public awareness, and make sure accurate information is distributed. The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the virus is evolving and altering in response to the rise in respiratory illnesses and the discovery of the novel JN.1 COVID sub-variant. The WHO asked the member states to maintain stringent surveillance and sequence sharing.