Corona cases in India

2022 - 12 - 20

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Covid cases rising in China, Centre urges states to increase ... (The Indian Express)

Centre said all states are requested to ensure that samples of all positive cases are sent to the designated INSACOG Genome Laboratories that are mapped to ...

According to reports, Chinese cities are currently hit by the highly transmissible Omicron strains mainly BA.5.2 and BF.7. The nation, which abandoned its stringent anti-virus controls earlier this month, reported seven deaths in the last two days due to the virus. [INSACOG](https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/everyday-explainers/explained-what-insacog-indias-network-labs-sequence-genome-covid-19-coronavirus-7916090/) Genome Laboratories that are mapped to states and UTs on a daily basis.

As Covid cases soar in China, India steps up tracking of variants: 10 ... (Livemint)

The Indian government seeing a rise in global Covid-19 cases have taken steps to avoid another wave of the pandemic in the country.

What is going on in China with Covid? Why this needs an immediate ... (India Today)

Why are Covid-19 cases rising in China? Is a new variant of the novel coronavirus virus to blame? We don't have hard answers to these questions.

Or is a new variant of the novel coronavirus behind the spike? This is why it is important for China to be open, transparent and communicative about its Covid situation lest the world be pulled into a false sense of complacency that can have devastating consequences if cases were to similarly spike in other nations. And, China was accused of wasting time and not giving the world a crucial heads up in time about the gravity of the situation. Is a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to blame? [massive protests in various cities](https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/china-covid-lockdown-protests-building-fire-blank-sheets-flowers-beijing-shanghai-anger-president-xi-jinping-2302459-2022-11-28https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/china-covid-lockdown-protests-building-fire-blank-sheets-flowers-beijing-shanghai-anger-president-xi-jinping-2302459-2022-11-28). Is a new variant of the novel coronavirus virus to blame?

COVID-19: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to hold review ... (India TV)

COVID-19 India update: 'All states are requested to ensure that as far as possible samples of all positive cases, on a daily basis, are sent to the ...

Third thing is that the INSACOG data shows that almost every sub-variant of Omicron which is found anywhere else in the world is also found in India. This pointed out that the data was altered or stood meaningless, according to The Straits Times. Dr Arora also said that the exact situation of COVID in China is still unclear. However, the expert said that there is nothing to panic about as the country's system is vigilant. The system is very vigilant, we need to be very vigilant. Public health challenge of COVID-19 still persists around the world with around 35 lakh cases being reported weekly, Bhushan said.

COVID-19 resurgence: Will India be impacted? Here's what experts ... (Business Today)

COVID-19 resurgence: Calling the COVID resurgence “thermonuclear bad”, Eric Feigl-Ding said that 60 per cent of China and 10 per cent of the global ...

TRENDING Despite what experts are saying, an epidemiologist and health economist’s warning has gone viral. Important to keep a close vigil on China's situation, but no need to panic as the situation is in control," he said. National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) chief Dr N K Arora on Tuesday said that while it is important to keep a close vigil on the COVID situation, there is no need to panic. At this point at least, there are a lot of positives to take away. The news of rising COVID cases coming out of China is concerning, we need not panic given our excellent vaccination coverage and track record. We must act swiftly on r policy regarding air travel to & from [#China] [@PMOIndia] [https://t.co/cohoaJdGu6] [December 20, 2022] However, experts have said that India is well-equipped and has urged people to not panic. “However, having said that, there is no place for inertia. It said that in view of the sudden spurt in cases in Japan, US, South Korea, Brazil and China, “it is essential to gear up the whole genome sequencing of positive case samples”. As horrifying visuals, reminiscent of the peak COVID-19 pandemic, make it to social media, concerns build up about the next step. People know only too well how COVID-19 spreads and the immense toll it is capable of taking.

China's Covid Cases Concerning, But No Need For India To Panic ... (NDTV)

Raising concern on the rising COVID-19 cases in neighbouring China, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday asked the people not to ...

Seriously, their vaccine is not that good and they refuse to get the better vaccine or to improve their own vaccine, though something has been done, but not enough." Now of course I don't have the expertise to say whether it is right or wrong, I don't want to say that. "The news of rising COVID cases coming out of China is concerning, we need not panic given our excellent vaccination coverage and track record.