Mounting COVID cases in Kerala, Delhi a huge worry for India

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: Rising daily cases in Kerala and Delhi (5, 891) remain a big concern as overall fresh cases of novel coronavirus continue to
decline in India
On Friday, 48, 648 new cases were detected as the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country moved closer to 90 lakh
Out of this 73.73 lakh persons have already recovered while 5.94 lakh still remain infected and under treatment.The total number of deaths
so far due to COVID-19 has been 1.21 lakh with 563 fatalities reported in the last 24 hours
The union government is now gearing up for the nationwide vaccine drive, once the vaccine candidates get DCGA approval following successful
ensuring minimal disruptions in other routine healthcare services.Stating that COVID-19 vaccine introduction will span over a year with
multiple groups being included "sequentially starting from health care workers", the Health Ministry has sought constitution of committees
at state and district levels which will review preparatory activities in terms of cold chain preparedness, operational planning, strategies
over a year with multiple groups being included sequentially starting from HCWs
Therefore, it is important to create a strong advisory and coordination mechanism at state and district level to guide the process of
COVID-19 vaccine introduction while ensuring minimal disruption of other routine health care services including immunisation," the letter by
union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan issued on October 26 stated
Union Health Secretary has stressed that early tracking of social media is needed to dispel rumours which could impact the community
cases
The national Recovery Rate has now progressed to 91.15 per cent and 80 per cent of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated
in 10 States/UTs
Kerala has contributed the maximum with more than 8,000 to the single day recoveries followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka with more than