‘Cluster of cases in India, not community transmission’: WHO admits error

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has admitted an error in its "situation report" on the coronavirus spread in countries that showed India at the stage of community transmission. The organization said India has a cluster of cases and not community transmission, reports the NDTV. While the India column in the report had said "community transmission", China, the first country where COVID-19 erupted late last year, showed a "cluster of cases".

India has 6,412 cases of coronavirus, including 199 deaths. Thirty-three deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours.The government has firmly denied that the country is in Stage 3 or community transmission, which is when the infections escalate and it is difficult to trace the source.Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move to order a 21-day lockdown has helped slow the spread of coronavirus, believe officials and experts. Friday marks 100 days since WHO was notified of the first cases of "pneumonia with unknown cause" in China. Worldwide, COVID-19 has infected 1.6 million people and caused over 95,000 deaths.