The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in India rose to 31,332, including 1,007 deaths. 73 deaths and 1,897 new cases were recorded in last 24 hours due to coronavirus, the sharpest ever increase in death cases in India.
73 deaths and 1897 new cases in last 24 hours due to #Coronavirus, the sharpest ever increase in death cases in India. https://t.co/5PP3jVpzaj
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BJP president J.P. Nadda on Tuesday said that people should be "mentally ready" for a long fight against coronavirus and expressed confidence that the country will prevail over the pandemic. In a video interaction with party leaders from Assam, he asked them to be "role models" with their conduct during the lockdown by following the guidelines and acting as a bridge between people and administration, a party statement said.
He also lauded the state government for limiting the spread of the disease. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in power in the northeastern state. The total positive cases in Assam stood at 37 on Tuesday.
"We should be mentally ready for a long fight and take pro-active steps...I am confident that we will soon win over COVID-19," Nadda said. He asked state party leaders to work to remove the difficulties being faced by people and also cautioned them against making any unreasonable demand of administration.
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The Union Health Ministry had also clarified that the there is no scientific proof about the efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy against COVID-19, saying the mode of treatment has its own risks and one should not give false hope to patients. Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health, at a press briefing on Tuesday, said that the ICMR has launched a national-level study to find out the efficacy of plasma therapy in the treatment of coronavirus and till the apex health research body concludes its study and a robust scientific proof is available, plasma therapy should be used only for research or trial purpose.
"If plasma therapy is not used in a proper manner under the proper guidelines, then it can also cause life threatening complications," Agarwal said.
