New Delhi ∙ The Ministry of Health in India has launched precautionary measures amid news of the return of Covid in 5 countries including China and the United States. The Center has written to state governments asking them to provide maximum daily case samples for genotyping. This is to detect if there is a new variant of the virus.
It is worrying that 35 lakh cases are reported worldwide every week. The center says there are 1,200 cases in India every week. Hospitals in China, the epicenter of the coronavirus, are overflowing with patients after the hiatus. It has been reported that deaths from covid are also on the rise.
The reason for the current situation is that no one has developed a natural defense against the virus as controls tightened and vaccine effectiveness decreased. There are up to 40,000 new confirmed cases per day. China says cure is quick. Meanwhile, China’s stance that only deaths with lung problems are taken into account has been controversial.
Urgent meeting today
New Delhi ∙ Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavya called an emergency meeting today amid reports that Covid is gaining strength in many countries. Representatives of the Ministry of Aviation will also participate.
English summary: The Center’s latest move to monitor variants of Covid as cases rise in China and the United States
