Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says- Sudden Covid-19 spike due to grand weddings and farmers protest

New Delhi: After the increasing prevalence of Coronavirus in India, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday held a meeting with health ministers of 11 states and union territories where cases in corona continued to rise. Are growing During this, he also informed the reasons for the sudden increase in new cases of Covid-19.

Why Covid-19 cases suddenly increased across the country?

During the meeting, Dr. Harsh Vardhan gave the biggest reason for the increasing cases of Kovid-19 not to follow the Kovid protocol during big weddings, local body elections, farmer agitation. Health Ministers of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand were present in the meeting. Dr. Harsh Vardhan clearly said that in almost all parts of the country, especially in these 11 states, a big reason for the upsurge in the cases was that people stopped following Kovid Appropriate Behavior.

Gives 'Tilanjali' to Kovid Appropriate Behavior: Dr Harsh Vardhan

Dr. Harsh Vardhan said in the meeting, 'It seems that people have given' Tilanjali 'to Kovid Appropriate Behavior. Neither people are putting on masks, nor social distance is being followed, nor is there any reduction in congestion, due to which there has been a steady increase in new cases of corona virus. He further said, 'Last year we did not even have a vaccine and all these rules were followed, due to which the cases were reduced.'

The worst conditions are in these states

Dr. Harsh Vardhan said in the meeting, 'The rate of recovery from corona virus is 92.38 percent. Despite rising cases in the country, the death rate is at 1.30 percent. He further said, 'In the worst affected state Chhattisgarh, the positivity rate is 20 percent and the growth rate is 8 percent. At the same time, 80 percent of the UK variants have been found in Punjab. According to the Ministry of Health, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab have seen an increase in cases of corono virus every day. 81.90 percent of the cases reported in a day have come from these states.