Case fatality rate of COVID in J&Okay lower than other states: WHO official.
The case fatality rate of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir is lower in comparison with other states in the nation, which signifies the illness is beneath management, surveillance medical officer of the WHO right here mentioned on Saturday.
Dr Ashiq Rashid Mir, Surveillance Medical Officer, World Health Organization, Kashmir Division, expressed optimism over the restoration rate of constructive circumstances together with much less case fatality rate in Jammu and Kashmir in comparison with the remaining of the states.
“This is the main indicator which shows the disease is under control,” he mentioned.
Mir mentioned with the cooperation of the folks, the affect of the pandemic may very well be subdued to a big extent.
He mentioned over 1,30,000 sufferers have recovered in Kashmir and one other 80,000 have recovered in Jammu, which is an “encouraging sign”.
He urged folks to maintain following Covid protocol, together with carrying face masks correctly.
“The exterior side of the masks may contain infection and touching it may pose a threat of infection. The people should wash hands with soap for thirty seconds while returning home from work. These preventive measures are the first weapon against curtailing the spread of pandemic,” Mir mentioned.
He requested folks to register for vaccination and get the jab on their flip “as it is another effective weapon against the infection”.
