The government today confirmed that for the first time since 9th September, Active Cases of Covid-19 have fallen under the nine lakh mark, yesterday. In a tweet, the Health Ministry said, this indicates a trend of steady decline in active cases.

This decline has been possible due to a decrease in the number of active cases in 20 States and Union Territories over the last month. The Ministry said, Centre's focussed strategy of timely, high and widespread testing combined with prompt isolation, efficient tracking and effective treatment, over a sustained period, have resulted in these encouraging outcomes.

To continue with this trend, PM Narendra Modi started a public awareness campaign, “Wear a mask. Wash hands. Follow social distancing. Practice ‘Do Gaj Ki Doori. The Prime Minister has reminded the nation to follow the COVID-19 appropriate behaviours, as he launched a public movement to unite in the fight against the pandemic. The campaign has been launched with the aim to encourage people’s participation and together win the fight against COVID-19.

As part of the nation-wide campaign, Central Government Ministries and Departments and State Governments and Union Territories will reach out to citizens with region-specific communication, tailored to the needs especially of districts where there is a high caseload of COVID-19. Cautionary measures that need to be adopted will be communicated using a variety of suitable media platforms, throughout the country. Speaking about the campaign, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar said that special focus will be laid on simple and easily understandable messaging so that it benefits every citizen.