We have not yet forgotten the outbreak of Corona virus. Those countries of the world who considered themselves supreme in medical science, this virus had brought them to their knees. Be it the pile of dead bodies or the millions of faces fleeing from the big cities… we still remember everything. Now the question arises whether we are going to see all this again. These questions are not arising just like that… Rather, in the last 15 days, corona infections have increased rapidly. For the first time in the last 6 months, more than three thousand corona cases have been seen in three consecutive days. Most of these cases are of XBB.1.16 variant. Let us now know the answers to the questions arising in your mind related to Corona virus.
Will the corona pandemic return again?
For the first time in November-December 2019, when the cases of corona virus came to the fore, we did not know anything about it. We did not have any vaccine to avoid it, nor did we have any shelters to quarantine our people. We did not even have the required amount of oxygen. But now the situation is not like this. Cases may be increasing…but our medical condition is better than before. Now we have a vaccine to avoid this virus.
Most of India’s population is vaccinated. Doctors and people working in the health sector know how to deal with this virus. However, despite this, we cannot deny its danger. Therefore, if someone around you is infected with corona, then you should take all kinds of precautions.
Talking about statistics, the numbers on the website of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare show that a total of 220,66,09,015 people have been vaccinated in the country so far. Whereas, the number of active cases in the country is 16354. At the same time, 530876 people have died due to Corona. Talking about those who have recovered from Corona, their number is 44171551.
How strong is our immunity?
About 95 percent of the adult population in India has been given a dose of the Covid vaccine. The immunity system that has developed in our body after getting the vaccine protects us from many other diseases including the corona virus. All the people who have got corona vaccine, even if they get infected with corona now, then this virus will not affect them that much. At present in India all corona virus There are variants, the vaccine applied in India is effective on all of them. Along with this, people who have been infected with corona once before, have developed herd immunity within them, which will protect them from the serious dangers of corona in future.
What is WHO saying about new cases of corona
The World Health Organization (WHO) released the epidemiological report on Friday. According to this, in the last 28 days, there has been an increase of 114 percent in deaths due to corona in India. While the figures of infection have increased by 437 percent. The new variant of Corona is not that dangerous… But then looking at the figures, we need to be cautious. In this report, the number of corona cases found in South-East Asia has also been mentioned. According to this, the number of new Kovid cases in South-East Asia is more than 27 thousand and compared to the last 28 days, an increase of 152 percent has been seen in them.
Are concerns about Omicron variant XBB.1.16 justified?
There is an atmosphere of concern in the country regarding the Omicron variant XBB.1.16. In this regard, the head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhov, recently issued a statement saying that there are about 800 sequences of Omicron variant XBB.1.16 in 22 countries around the world. Most of these sequences are in India. The properties of this new variant are also somewhat similar to XBB.1.5. WHO believes that Omicron variant XBB.1.16 is the reason behind the rapidly increasing cases in India.
