Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said coronavirus was nearing an “endemic” phase in the national Capital. An infection is said to be endemic in a population when it is constantly maintained at a baseline level in a geographical area without external inputs.
“Coronavirus is nearing an endemic phase in Delhi. Experts say some cases continue to occur in the endemic phase. Delhi witnessed a swine flu outbreak around 10 years ago, but still some cases are reported every year. Coronavirus is not going to end completely... We will have to learn to live with it,” Jain said.
He said the Covid-19 positivity rate was well below one per cent, adding that this rate was around 15 per cent in November last year.
The positivity rate has remained below one per cent for the last two months. The fluctuation in this rate is not that much, the Minister added.