Covid: The Ministry of Health has said that the regulations may be changed depending on the level of confirmation

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health has said that the regulations could be amended to take into account the new level of covid confirmation. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to the states and Union Territories in this regard. Rajesh Bhushan said that the spread of covid in the country has been showing a significant decline since the 21st of last month. Many states had imposed stricter restrictions in the wake of the covid Third Wave. Many states and territories had closed their borders and airports. The health secretary said such restrictions should be relaxed given the declining prevalence of the disease. States and Union Territories have been directed to carefully assess the rate and spread of the disease. Rajesh Bhushan also demanded that the measures like testing, monitoring, treatment, vaccination, and compliance with covid norms should be further strengthened. In the last 24 hours, 27,409 people were newly diagnosed with the disease.