children have been observed to be getting infected with Covid-19 and can be potential carriers of the disease.The government said that the covid-19 pandemic in India is shrinking as the country’s reproduction value (R) for covid-19 is below one now.
R value shows the rate of infection spread.However, the government also cautioned that 98% of the population continues to be vulnerable.According to the union health ministry data, around 1.8% of the total population in India has been affected by Covid-19.Tests conducted so farIndia has tested 32,03,01,177 samples for Covid-19 until now, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).Out of these, 20,08,296 samples were tested on Tuesday, marking a considerable increase in daily testing.