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COVID-19 in India moving to stage 3? 'Limited local transmission' of coronavirus seen in Nagpur

Local transmission of COVID-19 has been seen in Nagpur, some reports are claiming. As per news agency ANI, sources have confirmed that local transmission of coronavirus on a limited scale has been seen in pockets of Nagpur.

COVID-19 in India moving to stage 3? 'Limited local transmission' of coronavirus seen in Nagpur COVID-19 in India moving to stage 3? 'Limited local transmission' of coronavirus seen in Nagpur

Local transmission of COVID-19 has been seen in Nagpur, some reports are claiming. As per news agency ANI, sources have confirmed that local transmission of coronavirus on a limited scale has been seen in pockets of Nagpur. 

The sources added that this cannot yet be classified as community transmission as that would mean a bigger area of spread of coronavirus. 

Community transmission is the third stage of a virus outbreak in which the number of cases spike up.

India is currently on stage 2 of the coronavirus outbreak and no community transmission has been seen in any part of the country. 

As of Saturday afternoon, India has 271 confirmed cases of coronavirus. 

Read more about the 4 stages of coronavirus outbreak in India

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