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New Delhi: The recent surge in Covid-19 cases continued on Thursday, with 702 new infections reported across the country, according to the data from the ministry of health and family welfare..
Six Covid-related deaths were also reported, with two deaths reported in Maharashtra and one each in Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, and Delhi within the last 24 hours..
As the national capital reported its first case of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi issued guidelines on Wednesday for handling suspected or positive Covid patients arriving at hospitals..
Delhi health minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Thursday reviewed preparations at various hospitals and instructed the authorities to brace themselves by creating wards for Covid patients in case hospitalisations go up...
Classified as a variant of interest by the World Health Organization (WHO), the resurgence of cases is being closely monitored, particularly due to concerns regarding its rapid expansion...
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