Different diseases have different thresholds for herd immunity. For measles, for example, the herd immunity threshold is 92%-94%. Estimates for COVID-19 have varied, with some putting it at 85% or higher.
The state inoculated 1.56 crore people with at least one dose, while about 49.5 lakh people were fully immunised against the novel coronavirus disease.
"By considering the aspects of health, economy and social dynamics, we decided to continue implementing the level 4 PPKM (public activity restrictions) from July 26 to August 2," Widodo said in a virtual press conference late Sunday.
Alarm bells are ringing again after a 170 per cent jump in cases over in the US the past two weeks. Experts are cautioning that continued resistance and defiance among anti-vaxxers is leading to what is being now being called the "pandemic of the unvaccinated".
According to the data of the Ministry of Health, more than 39.48 million people received the first dose, while slightly more than 22.86 million were completely immunized, Anatolia reports.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 34,443,064 and 610,891, respectively, according to the CSSE.
China has taken a zero-tolerance approach to COVID cases, quickly tracing and testing wide swathes of its population to prevent the spread of the virus.
A month ago, the Covid-recovered man was admitted to another private hospital following the first attack of black fungus. The septuagenarian had been complaining of abdominal pain while under treatment for mucormycosis relapse.
After inspecting medical facilities at Raja Dasrath Medical College and the recently installed oxygen plant, he said, “Preparations for the third wave are complete and even Ayodhya medical college is equipped to conduct 3,000 RTPCR tests daily."
The COVID-19 death toll in the archipelago remained at 129 as no fresh fresh death due to the contagion was reported in the last 24 hours.
"The sero survey has shown that antibodies against Covid are present in children at almost the same rate as the adult population," additional chief secretary (ACS), health, Amit Mohan Prasad said on Friday.
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