The is being kept an eye on, and the vaccination process in India is expected to scale-up in the coming week with renewed energy, NITI Aayog member VK Paul said in a Health Ministry briefing on Tuesday.
However, Paul warned that amid unlocking and the opening up of markets, people should maintain social distancing. “Responsibility and discipline are two important things for unlocking,” he said.
Talking about the Delta+ variant of the coronavirus, he said it had been around since March. “This is a variant of interest but not yet one of concern. We have to assess it’s presence through INSACOG,” he said.
“Virus transmission is very low right now. Cluster cases should be contained. We are dealing with a highly transmissible variant this year than we were in 2020, hence we need to exercise greater caution and strictly abide by COVID appropriate behaviour,” he said.
