The Central Health Department criticising Kerala's decision to stop publishing daily Covid figures has become a major controversy. The state health department stopped publishing daily figures when the number of Covid cases dropped significantly and all restrictions were almost completely lifted. However, Health Minister Veena George said there was no failure in reporting the figures to the central authorities on the same day. But now, the daily Covid note has been re-published on the basis of the Centre's directive.

The Central Health Department has criticised that not receiving Covid daily data from some states, including Kerala, could adversely affect the overall Covid figures.It is a fact is that the number of Covid cases has dropped nationally and all states have lifted the restrictions. In the meantime, we should not forget that the vast majority of daily cases in the country are in Kerala. 213 Covid deaths have been included in the list on Monday by Kerala. It is important to understand the purpose of Centre's direction and try to take a positive approach.

The state health department had issued Covid bulletins for 800 consecutive days after the outbreak. It has been a huge help to the people. Hopefully now things are under control but people should continue to be vigilant and cautious. Covid is widespread in some countries, including China. In India alone, more cases are being reported in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

Kerala is one of the most successful states in terms of tackling the pandemic. The Centre has also agreed to this. It is pointless to prolong the controversy that has now erupted over the abrupt stopping of the publication of daily cases. The explanation given by the Health Minister is that they had only stopped publishing bulletins and that there had been no failure to inform the Centre about daily cases. But the bulletin's dismissal cannot be taken for granted because of the sharp decline in the number of patients. Because it's important information that people need to know. Publishing it every evening is not a heavy task. These bulletins are very helpful in reminding us that Covid is not completely gone and it still remains here. For everyone's interest, it is better not to waste time and energy on futile controversies.