TAC favours stricter restrictions than for second wave
The Hindu
Lockdown suggested if weekly test positivity rate goes above 3%
Worried over the high transmissibility of Omicron, the State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee has advised the Government to impose stricter curbs if the weekly test positivity rate (WTPR) goes above 2% as an early measure of mitigation.
While recommending weekend and night curfews if the WTPR is between 1% and less than 2%, the TAC has said lockdown should be considered if the WTPR goes above 3%. If it’s between 2% and 3%, educational institutions will have to switch to remote learning, and offices to work from home. The committee had earlier fixed the threshold for lockdown as 5%.
As of Dec. 30, the weekly TPR is 0.46%.
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