Today is the 197th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 66,23,815 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 1,02,685 deaths. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 84.3 percent. ‘Unlock 5.0’ is underway. Globally, there have been over 3.52 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 10.36 lakh people have died so far.
The novel coronavirus pandemic has disrupted mental health services in 93 percent countries worldwide, a World Health Organization (WHO) survey released on October 5 revealed.
The WHO survey was conducted in 130 countries across the world from June 2020 to August 2020.
