The Union Health Ministry on Saturday advised people not to overuse hand sanitizers even as the novel coronavirus cases in the country crossed 13 lakh.
Dr R.K. Verma, additional director-general of Health Services, Union Ministry of Health, urged people to use masks, drink hot water and wash hands vigorously.
“These are unprecedented times, no one thought that a virus outbreak, of this nature, will occur. Use masks to protect yourself, drink hot water frequently & wash hands vigorously. Don’t overuse sanitizers,” Verma was quoted as saying by ANI.
With 48,916 fresh cases, the country's coronavirus infection tally surged to 13,36,861, while the death toll rose to 31,358 with 757 more people succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours, data updated by the ministry on Saturday morning showed.
This is the third consecutive day when COVID-19 cases increased by more than 45,000.
The recoveries mounted to 8,49,431 and thus, around 63.54 per cent people have recovered so far.
There are currently 4,56,071 active cases of COVID-19 in the country. The fatality rate has further dropped to 2.35 per cent on Saturday, the ministry said.
