COVID Update: Next 40 days crucial as India may see surge in Covid cases in January

Digital Desk: The next 40 days will be critical since a spike in COVID cases may occur in India in mid-January. Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday.

According to the government, the evaluation was formed after looking at past COVID tendencies the nation had previously encountered.

All States and Union Territories are assessing the operational readiness of health facilities in anticipation of another wave, as there have been reports of an increase in COVID cases in various nations.

Notably, two travellers arriving from Dubai tested positive for the COVID virus on Wednesday at the Chennai airport.

"Two travellers who arrived from Dubai tested positive today at the airport in Chennai. They both were natives of Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai's Alangudi district. The State Public Health Laboratory has received its test samples "according to the Tamil Nadu Health Department.

Between December 24 and December 26, as part of the random testing of foreign travellers arriving at airports, at least 39 international travellers tested positive for the COVID virus.

"In the past three days, on December 24, December 25, and December 26, 498 overseas flights have been screened in all. For COVID-19 testing, 1,780 samples were obtained. 3,994 samples have been gathered in total. A total of 39 samples have tested positive and a total of 39 samples have been sent for whole genome sequencing "Tuesday, ANI was informed by sources.

Hospitals all around India held a COVID Mock drill in light of the rise in COVID in some nations. The fake drill's objective was to assess COVID preparation in terms of personnel, procedure, and resources.

Tuesday's mock drill was observed at the Safdarjung Hospital by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.