NEW DELHI : The country has recorded a 40% drop in growth of virus cases during the nationwide lockdown, the government said on Friday, indicating that the restrictions have helped contain the contagion.
The Centre said that before the lockdown, the number of cases doubled in about three days, but for the past week, it has taken 6.2 days for the cases to double. “An average growth factor of 1.2 has been observed since 1 April as compared to 2.1 in the two weeks preceding that (15 March to 31 March).
This is about a 40% decline in growth factor," said Lav Agarwal, joint secretary, Union ministry of health and family welfare.