Celebrate festivals with caution, second Covid wave not yet over: Govt

The health ministry on Thursday said that the second Covid-19 wave isn’t yet over for India and cautioned people to take precautions ahead of the upcoming festive season. “After every festival, we see a spike in cases. We have to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour as the second surge is not over yet,” Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.

The weekly positive rate has been less than 3 per cent for the eighth consecutive week. How­ever, 41 districts have been reporting more than 100 cases daily in the last week. The health ministry has asked states to speed up vaccinations. “There is no shortage