Covid-19 cases increasing in India but infections not severe: ICMR

Covid19 infections are increasing in India but there is nothing to worry about as these are not severe Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl said on MondayBahl also assured that the government is actively monitoring the casesAs per the latest data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare India has 1009 cases of Covid with Kerala 430 Maharashtra 209 and Delhi 104 reporting the highest number of cases Seven deaths have also been reported from Maharashtra 4 Kerala 2 and Karnataka 1The Director General stated that the seriousness of the situation depends on how transmissible the virus is that is how quickly the cases are increasing While previous cases used to double in a day or earlier this time it doesnrsquot look like thatBut there is an increase in the number of infections And we are keeping a close eye on it Bahl said while speaking to reportersHe stated that although the numbers are rising there is nothing to worry about as so far the percentage of severe cases among all Covid cases is generally lowAs per the latest data from the Indian SARSCoV2 Genomics Consortium INSACOG set up under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare NB181 and LF7 descendants of JN1 Covid variant in the country are responsible for the rise in SARSCoV2 cases in the countryBahl noted that these subvariants can evade previous immunity whether natural or vaccineinduced However their potential is less than the previous Omicron and other variants he saidAt the same time he stressed the need for increasing vigilance and to be prepared in case of a surge in casesHe informed that the Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava took a meeting to review the Covid situation It was attended by the DGHS and ICMR and we are and will continue to monitor the situation very closelyEarlier on Monday Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that guidelines have been issued to all hospitals and that the government is closely monitoring Covid casesWe have analysed the scenario and there is no panic situation said CM GuptaLast week the Delhi government issued an advisory on the Covid19 disease asking hospitals in the national capital to ensure the availability of beds oxygen medicines and vaccinesAll health institutions have been asked to send all positive Covid19 samples for genome sequencing to Lok Nayak HospitalldquoThe hospitals must ensure preparedness in terms of availability of beds oxygen antibiotics other drugs and vaccines All equipment such as ventilators BiPAP oxygen concentrators and PSA must be in functional conditionrdquo the advisory statedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params