Coronavirus cases in India are steadily coming down while the caseload of infection in many parts of the world is witnessing a second or even a third peak, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday asserting the government “recognized the threat early and pursued a scientific evidence-based approach”.

Speaking on "Build Back Better: building resilient health infrastructure and supply chains", Vardhan said on Thursday, "It has been almost one year since the outbreak of COVID-19. While the caseload infection in many parts of the world is decreasing, many others are experiencing a second or even a third peak. Fortunately, in India, the cases are steadily coming down. We recognized the threat early and pursued a scientific evidence-based approach."

Highlighting the steps taken by India to handle the unprecedented humanitarian crisis, he stated, "Our first step was to expand our present capacities swiftly, whether it was for testing, PPE production, or hospital beds. We looked at the problem in greater granularity and scaled up at an incredible pace."

He emphasized that from being an importer of PPEs before the pandemic, India is now a net exporter of PPEs., adding that some of the good practices that have been developed in many countries of the world during the pandemic need to be "institutionalized".
Stressing that disaster resilience as an essential area of common interest globally, he stated,

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