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Coronavirus: Government admits ‘limited community transmission’ in India via SOP

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NEW DELHI : After multiple denials that the novel coronavirus (covid-19) infection was spreading at the community level in India, the government on Monday accepted that there is “limited community transmission" of the pandemic in the country.

A disease is considered to have reached ‘community transmission’, or stage 3, when authorities are unable to find the source of the infection for a large number of cases, or many tests during a randomised surveillance yield positive results.

The admission came through a standard operating procedure (SOP) released Saturday for emergency medical relief, which is meant to be a guide and training manual for ambulance drivers and technicians in transporting patients.

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