States are likely to get a note recommending them to emphasise masks and social separation, as well as avoid crowds during Christmas and New Year's celebrations...
Digital Desk: In a meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reviewing the Covid situation in India after four cases of the Omicron sub-variant fueling a major China rise were discovered in the country.
Following the meeting, states are likely to be handed a note encouraging them to emphasise masks and social separation, as well as to avoid crowds during Christmas and New Year's celebrations.
The government has already begun checking foreign visitors at random. According to sources, infrastructure for quarantine and testing will be reinstalled within the next seven days.
Two BF.7 variant cases were recorded in Gujarat and two in Odisha. The incidents occurred in July, September, and November.
According to the state's health administration, both patients in Gujarat were treated in home isolation and have recovered.
According to reports, the country currently has ten Covid versions, the most recent being BF.7.
A large increase in Covid cases in China following the dismantlement of its strict "zero-Covid" programme has raised global concern.
Following a meeting called by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya yesterday, the Centre advocated adopting masks and Covid-appropriate behaviour, although no policy is currently in place. According to the authorities, there is no need for concern, but individuals should wear masks in crowded places.
Both patients in Gujarat were treated in home isolation and have now recovered, according to the state's health authority.
According to reports, there are currently ten Covid versions in the country, the most recent being BF.7.
A significant increase in Covid cases in China after it removed its strict "zero-Covid" system has raised global concern.
Following a meeting called by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya yesterday, the Centre advocated adopting masks and Covid-appropriate behaviour, but there is currently no protocol in place. According to the authorities, there is no need for concern, but individuals should wear masks in overcrowded standings.
According to the ministry, random inspections on international tourists began today.
The Centre has requested that states accelerate genome sequencing and provide samples from all Covid-positive cases to the labs of INSACOG, a body under the Health Ministry that studies and monitors various Covid strains.
"Covid is not yet finished. I have directed everyone involved to be on high alert and to increase surveillance. We are ready to handle any situation "declared the Minister of Health.
Over the past 24 hours, the country reported 129 new infections, bringing the total number of active cases to 3,408. There was one death reported.
Various states are preparing their Covid protocol, with the country on high alert due to BF.7 instances in China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and European countries such as Belgium, Germany, France, and Denmark.
Reportedly, BF.7 is a sub-lineage of the Omicron variety BA.5 and is extremely contagious, has a shorter incubation time, and has a greater capacity to cause reinfection or infect even individuals who have been vaccinated.
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