Covid cases India: Chances of a big wave?
Covid cases India: Chances of a big wave?
Why are the cases of Covid increasing worldwide?There has been a recent increase in cases from Omicron's sub-variant BF.7 of the coronavirus. Official sources said that the rate of spread of BF.7 is very high and one infected person can infect 16 people. Anurag Agarwal, director of CASIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, said that the chances of a big wave of Covid coming to india are very less.There is no reason to expect that the situation in china will predict anything for india, said Satyajit Rath, who teaches at the indian Institute of Science education and Research, Pune. Such a situation in china is due to the zero-covid policies being adopted for three years. Millions of people are getting infected every day in china in the last few weeks.The next 40 days are very importantAccording to the Union health Ministry, 188 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in india on wednesday with a daily infection rate of 0.14 per cent and a weekly infection rate of 0.18 per cent. The government is keeping a very close watch on the next 40 days. A 'mock drill' was conducted in hospitals across the country on tuesday to take stock of the preparations to deal with any situation of the rapid increase in the cases of Covid-19. At the same time, Mansukh Mandaviya said that in view of the increasing cases of Covid in the world, the country is being cautious and is ready to deal with it.
Why are the cases of Covid increasing worldwide?There has been a recent increase in cases from Omicron's sub-variant BF.7 of the coronavirus. Official sources said that the rate of spread of BF.7 is very high and one infected person can infect 16 people. Anurag Agarwal, director of CASIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, said that the chances of a big wave of Covid coming to india are very less.There is no reason to expect that the situation in china will predict anything for india, said Satyajit Rath, who teaches at the indian Institute of Science education and Research, Pune. Such a situation in china is due to the zero-covid policies being adopted for three years. Millions of people are getting infected every day in china in the last few weeks.The next 40 days are very importantAccording to the Union health Ministry, 188 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in india on wednesday with a daily infection rate of 0.14 per cent and a weekly infection rate of 0.18 per cent. The government is keeping a very close watch on the next 40 days. A 'mock drill' was conducted in hospitals across the country on tuesday to take stock of the preparations to deal with any situation of the rapid increase in the cases of Covid-19. At the same time, Mansukh Mandaviya said that in view of the increasing cases of Covid in the world, the country is being cautious and is ready to deal with it.