The Indian population is far from achieving herd immunity against the novel coronavirus, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday citing Indian Council of Medical Research's unreleased second sero-survey report. In a video posted online he urged people to continue adhering to the Covid-19 guidelines and re-emphasised the importance of wearing face masks.
He also addressed questions about re-infection in the video and said ICMR is continuing its research on the matter and the govt is aware of it's importance.
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