India has entered stage 3 of community transmission of COVID-19.

India is between Stage 2 and 3 of coronavirus pandemic with large number of cases being found in particular areas.

India is between Stage 2 and 3 of coronavirus pandemic with large number of cases being found in particular areas. There are four stages of Covid-19 transmission. According to the Union Health Minister, India is currently between Stage 2 and Stage 3 of the coronavirus. In Stage 2, disease transmission is limited to those with travel history to affected countries or those in contact with the infected persons. Community transmission or Stage 3 means a patient was infected though he had no known contact with another confirmed case of COVID-19 or traveled from a country affected by the pandemic.

A situation report released on April 27, 2020, by the World Health Organization (WHO) has also classified India among countries with 'clusters of cases' based on the country's self-reporting. Most cases in India can be traced to someone who has recent travel history; however, there are some cases where the contact history or the travel history cannot be traced. This means that India is currently between local transmission (Stage 2) but is slowly inching towards community transmission (Stage 3).

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