COVID-19: Have to wait and see if cases are rising following holidays and travel, says TN Health Minister
The Hindu
While cases are expected to go down on Monday, the Minister said the actual trend will take a few days to determine post the Pongal holidays; mega vaccination camp on Jan 19
Considering the Pongal holidays, festivities and people travelling from cities to villages over the last three to four days, there is an apprehension that the COVID-19 spread could be greater this week. The case trend will be known in two to three days, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said. on Monday
With its fast spread being one of the main characteristics of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the Minister said that one infected person could transmit the infection to eight or nine persons. “In the last 10 days, we have been seeing a daily rise of about 2,000 cases in the State. Yesterday, the cases reduced slightly. As far as the test results that we have received till now for today [Monday], we are expecting the cases to be fewer by 400 to 500 compared to yesterday,” he said.
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