The country’s active infections dropped below 300,000 after six months. Of the 299,000 active cases, 163,000 of them occurred in Kerala. India reported 26,041 new Covid-19 cases and 276 deaths on Sunday. Kerala is still a worrying area, with 15,951 cases and 165 deaths. Six months later, the number of active infections in the country fell below 300,000. Of the 299,000 active cases, 163,000 of them occurred in Kerala, According to a study published by Oxford University on Monday, the Covid-19 pandemic has reduced life expectancy in 2020 by more than two years.
This is the largest drop since World War II. The life expectancy of American men has fallen by more than two years. Compared with 2019, life expectancy has fallen by more than six months in 22 of the 29 countries analyzed by the study, including Europe, the United States, and Chile. Overall, life expectancy has decreased in 27 of 29 countries. The university stated that most life expectancy reductions in different countries may be related to official COVID-19 deaths. In the 81st monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged everyone who has not yet been vaccinated to get vaccinated. “I ask those who have not yet been vaccinated to be vaccinated. But even if they are vaccinated, we cannot relax our vigilance,” he said. On Prime Minister Modi’s birthday, nearly a week after the country received a record number of Covid vaccines in one day, he also praised the country’s efforts to fight the pandemic.
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