With the number of Coronavirus infections decreasing, states/UTs are planning to gradually reopen schools and colleges across the country. Coronavirus Third Wave India Live Update, Coronavirus Statistics India August 9 Live News: Even as India is bracing for a possible Covid-19 third wave, the country witnessed a 4% decline in the number of Coronavirus cases for the week ended August 8. According to the data from the Union Health Ministry, the sharp decline in Covid-19 cases in several northeastern states is the reason for this. Kerala, till now a concern for its Covid-19 surge, has witnessed a sign of plateauing in the Covid-19 surge last week. The southern state has reported a marginal increase of 1% in the number of cases over the previous week. The state will reopen all the tourist destinations from today (August 9). It has allowed people to stay at hotels and resorts who have taken at least one vaccine.
In the meanwhile, the vaccine vaccination drive in the country has picked up in August. According to Health Ministry data, the daily average has gone up to 51.45lakh doses during the 7-day period of July 31-August 6 from the 48.26 lakh doses in the previous week. On August 7, India’s cumulative vaccine coverage crossed the 50-crore mark, the second-highest after China. In another positive development, an ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) study says the mixing of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines elicits better immune protection.
In the meanwhile, several states/UTs have announced the reopening of schools for offline classes as the Covid-19 situation in the country improves. The Delhi government has allowed schools to reopen for classes X to XII. Maharashtra has announced the reopening of physical classes in schools in both rural and urban areas from August 17. The Uttar Pradesh government had announced to reopen schools for intermediate students from August 16. Schools across Odisha had reopened for students of classes 10-12 on July 26 after a gap of more than three months. Northeastern state Meghalaya is looking to reopen educational institutions after mid-August. The Karnataka to resume offline classes for students of Class 9-10, and for pre-university college students from August 23.
With improvement in the Covid situation, the Maharashtra government has also allowed fully vaccinated citizens of Mumbai to travel in local trains from August 15.
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