JUNE 11 2020

Hope for people, says expert as India’s recovery count exceeds active infections

The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,33,632, while 1,35,205 people have recovered, according to the Union health ministry.                                                             Updated: Jun 11, 2020

On a day when the total number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus disease crossed the number of active cases in India, experts said that the data is as per global trends.

“This should provide hope to the people of India at large who are having a mortal fear of the disease. But then this should not make them complacent and people should follow social distancing and sanitization guidelines,” Dr Neeraj Gupta, professor in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, told news agency PTI