Chitwan: Health Office Chief Deepak Tiwari had said that the infection rate has started declining during a discussion at the Administration Office on July 25. He estimated that only 2,000 people would be infected in June. But after mid-July, the rate of infection spread in the district increased. This month, 3,047 people became infected in the district.
The rate of infection during the second wave was much faster than in the first wave. As the number of infected people increased, the number of actively infected people reached 4,926 on June 25. After mid-May, however, this order was declining. According to the health office, the number of active infections had dropped to 1,014 on June 27. The local administration imposed a curfew in the district from midnight on April 30. Then the infection gradually began to subside. But after the second week of July, the ban was relaxed and the number of infected people has also been affected.
Bharatpur Hospital said in a statement on July 12 that the delta variant of the corona was confirmed in two samples collected in Chitwan in a test conducted at an international laboratory with the help of the WHO. Which is more contagious than the alpha variant of the first wave. Delta variants and loose contraceptives have helped increase the number of infected people. According to the health office, 1,021 people have been infected in the district from July 1 to 8. As of Sunday, the number of infected people in the district has reached 19,337. Of them, 1,825 have not yet recovered. The number of actively infected people has increased from close to 2,000 to close to 2,000.
If the number of active infections is less than 500 and the infection rate is below 10 percent, the risk is considered to be less, said Tiwari. Until the second week of July, the infection rate was around 15 percent. After that, it increased to 33 percent on July 20. Public Health Officer at the Health Office, Gitanjali Dhakal, said that the number is now around 20 percent. "As the congestion has increased, so has the practice of adhering to health standards. So the number of infected people increased. It can be difficult to manage, 'she said. Acting Chief of the Health Office Amrit Maharjan says that the new variant of Corona is also a factor in the increase in the infection.
Covid Clinical Coordinator of Bharatpur Hospital Dr. Pramod Poudel says that the pressure of the infected has started increasing in the hospital. The number of infected people in the hospital had come down to 60/70 a day. Now it has increased to 100 people, 'said Dr. Poudel said. He said that the ICU has also started filling up. He says there are signs of an increase in infections among children. 'No new complications, but have the symptoms changed a bit? Infections have also been confirmed in those who have had diarrhea. But often there are symptoms of fever, cough, headache. Some complications have been added to the treatment of patients coming to the hospital with pneumonia, 'said Dr. Poudel said. He asserted that his confession had been obtained through torture and that his confession had been obtained through torture. City Market, Hospital, Bank, Crowding in government offices is normal. Public transport has also started running. 'There was no happiness even after the ban. How long to stop the business activity? Otherwise, there is a risk of spreading the infection. At least the criteria would have been followed. But that was difficult to follow, ”said District Coordinating Committee Coordinator Krishna Kumar Dallakoti.
Very few people in Chitwan have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The population of the district is around 600,000. According to Dhakal, 93,372 people have received the first dose and 23,932 people have received the second dose so far. Care and caution should be exercised until the vaccination campaign is completed. Stakeholders, however, are warning that failure to do so could lead to another ban.
