India can check pandemic by Feb-end: Expert panel

The number of active, symptomatic Covid-19 cases in India has already peaked at around 10 lakh on September 17, a government expert committee’s report said on Sunday. The cumulative total cases may reach 1.06 crore, with negligible growth by the end of February, thereby signalling a consistent downturn, the panel, appointed by the ministry of science and technology and comprising scientists from IITs, IISc Bengaluru, ISI Kolkata and CMC Vellore, added.

India can check pandemic by Feb-end: Expert panel
The number of active, symptomatic Covid-19 cases in India has already peaked at around 10 lakh on September 17, a government expert committee’s report said on Sunday. The cumulative total cases may reach 1.06 crore, with negligible growth by the end of February, thereby signalling a consistent downturn, the panel, appointed by the ministry of science and technology and comprising scientists from IITs, IISc Bengaluru, ISI Kolkata and CMC Vellore, added.