Chennai: While new cases in Chennai continue to increase, the number of reproduction is effective or r-zero, one of the main epidemiological factors, now falling in Chennai, showing a slow growth rate.
R0, or the basic reproduction number shows how many new cases are produced by one infected person.
If R0 is two, then we will expect every new case of a disease to produce two other infections.
The number of new cases of The Greater Chennai Corporation has reported for the past week has increased every day, but the rate of increase has slowed.
On Tuesday, for example, Chennai added 6,484 new cases – namely 294 cases more than what the city reported on Monday.
Last week, the city reported an increase between 500-1200 more cases compared to tally the previous day.
With this, R-Naught, which rises to almost 3.7 on new year’s eve now 2.9.
As a reflection, although everyday cases increase the rate of rise to slow down.
“So, the decline in R-Naught is good news,” said the Director of the National Institute of Epidemiology Dr.
Prabhdeep Kaur.
“Testing remains standard.
But the decline must continue.
If it is effectively reduced below, the case will go down.
With a Pongal vacation, this week will be very important for the city,” he said.
Experts have asked strict compliance with masks and social distance.
The average leading level of test – the number of people tested positively among every 100 people tested in a week – floating above 10 in Chennai compared to around 4.5 in Tamil Nadu.
Public health officials said that even though some sidewalks, there would be an increase in inter-district movements for a week from Wednesday.
When people leave the city to their home city, there is a risk of infection in the district.
This means that even the districts that have the test level of the test below such as Dindugul, Tiruvarur, Pulajottai and Nagapattinam have an increased risk of transmission.
Likewise, when they return after the celebration, there is a risk of increasing cases in the city.
Although low-hospital residence, increasing amounts can flood health care systems and tire health care workers.
Experts including who the Head of Scientist Dr.
Soumya Swaminathan, has asked the state to consider introducing a rapid antigen test during a recent expert committee meeting with the state government.
He previously told TI that the state had a policy to only use the RPCR test.
“But the antigen test is now used throughout the world and many kits are very sensitive.
It will be useful to make mandatory spot antigen testing for all members taking part in large public meetings or indoor events,” he said.