Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said physical distancing is the most potent 'social vaccine' to fight against coronavirus infection.
He advised citizens to strictly follow ‘do gaz ki doori’ while interacting with each other. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country has increased to 96,169.
India has witnessed the biggest spike in COVID-19 count in last 24 hours — over 5,000 cases have been registered. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 infection has surged past 3,000-mark.
The health minister on Sunday said that the doubling time of COVID-19 infection has improved to 13.6 in last three days. On a brighter side, over 38% of total coronavirus patients have been recovered from the disease.