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NEW DELHI: The doubling rate of Covid-19 cases in the country is currently at above 13 days, which is a significant improvement compared to the 3.4 days, which existed in the pre-lockdown phase, according to Union health minister Harsh Vardhan.
“If the doubling rate in India before the lockdown was between 3.4 days, today the doubling rate is more than 13-days. Lockdown and all its guidelines have acted as a potent social vaccine,” Harsh Vardhan said.
The Union minister said that the nationwide lockdown was imposed in the country at the opportune moment as compa