Second wave over: DPH
The Hindu
‘People should however, continue taking precautions’
The COVID second wave in Telangana has come to an end, said Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr. G. Srinivasa Rao on Wednesday. However, a large number of unvaccinated eligible people, lack of COVID appropriate behaviour, and a new variant, could trigger a third wave, he said. Currently, large gatherings for celebrations, and crowd at food outlets, were being witnessed. “If R factor (reproductive number of virus), new cases reported, daily positivity rate, and hospital admissions, are considered, we can say that the COVID situation is under control. The R Factor value is 0.7%. We should be worried if it is above 1%. The positivity rate is 0.5%,” said Dr. Srinivasa at a press conference at the Health campus on Wednesday.More Related News
In 2011, the Karnataka government announced that five botanical gardens will be developed on the lines of the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru across the State. But according to the latest developments, there will only be four such gardens as the Horticulture Department is most likely to drop the project that was supposed to come up in Chikkaballapura district.