NEW DELHI: At a time when strict lockdown has been enforced by many countries to battle Coronavirus pandemic spread, statistic from Union ministry of health and family welfare (MOHFW) and worldometers have revealed that India took longer than most countries in the West to show up 12,000 or more number of Covid-hit positive patients.
The rate shows India took six days from its tally of 3000-6000 Coronavirus patients last week to double to 12,799.
This when the US and Germany took just two days, Italy three days while the UK, Spain and France each took four days to double up their tally to cross 12,000-mark.
“This shows how our lockdown 1.0 for the 21 days beginning March 25, that was widely touted as biggest exercise in the world to contain pandemic, was successful. This combined with restriction on rail network and domestic airport restrictions has now given the opportunity to resume activity in industrial zones and rural areas while prescribing workplace norms when we commence operations in these a