Former AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria, said the rise in Covid cases seems to be driven by the XBB 1.16 variant while the influenza cases are because of H3N2.
According to the ministry’s website, 220.64 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
After three years of one of the world's tightest Covid-19 regimes including frequent testing, curbs on movement, incoming travellers no longer need to quarantine while crossing borders.
Travellers from the five Asian countries, along with Hong Kong, will have to take the test within 72 hrs of travel to India starting Sunday, said Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
The exercise on Tuesday, will focus on availability of health facilities, oxygen-supported beds & optimal availability of doctors, nurses, paramedics & other frontline workers.
The IMA informed that Mandaviya will hold the meeting via video conferencing to discuss the Covid-19 situation & preparedness. The health minister urged people to wear masks Saturday.
Official sources clarifeid that masks were not mandatory yet. Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra can also continue provided it adhered to Covid protocols, they said.
He said in a statement in the Rajya Sabha, that the focus is to ensure that no unknown variant of the virus enters India and at the same time there is no impediment to travelling.
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ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.
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