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Worry For Government: Doubling Times Tumble, Officials Tremble
By: Tupaki Desk | 13 May 2020 8:32 AM GMT
Even as the Governments are mulling over methods and means to come out of the lockdown to restart the economy, here comes the dampener. The number of Corona positive cases is growing and growing at a faster pace. More importantly, the doubling time, the time taken for the number of Corona positive cases to double, is coming down.
Till recently, the doubling time was locked at 12.2 days. But now, with new cases being reported from various places, the doubling time has come down to 10.9 days. This has rung alarm bells in the Union Health Ministry. Sources said the 3 Ts – testing, tracing and treating – need to be taken up in a big way immediately to change the situation. What is worrying the Government is that as many as 3604 new Corona positive cases have been reported from across the country. The death toll stands at 2293. Sources in the Government say that the doubling time has gone down due to the spurt of new cases in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and other states.
The government feels that stricter implementation of the lockdown and quarantining are very important to bring back the doubling time under control. If the trend continues, then the country could be in for troubling times, the doctors say.
Till recently, the doubling time was locked at 12.2 days. But now, with new cases being reported from various places, the doubling time has come down to 10.9 days. This has rung alarm bells in the Union Health Ministry. Sources said the 3 Ts – testing, tracing and treating – need to be taken up in a big way immediately to change the situation. What is worrying the Government is that as many as 3604 new Corona positive cases have been reported from across the country. The death toll stands at 2293. Sources in the Government say that the doubling time has gone down due to the spurt of new cases in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and other states.
The government feels that stricter implementation of the lockdown and quarantining are very important to bring back the doubling time under control. If the trend continues, then the country could be in for troubling times, the doctors say.
