Covid-19 alert: Cases rising in southeast Asia, says Centre

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Citing the resurgence of Coronavirus cases in southeast Asia and parts of Europe, the Centre has asked the states to restart monitoring influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infections so that no early warning signals are missed and COVID is controlled.

Testing for influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) cases has been the pillars of Covid management for the government.

However, the testings were stopped recently as India after decline in cases. In a letter, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has asked all states and Union Territories to ensure an adequate number of samples are submitted to the INSACOG network for timely detection of new COVID variants. Agencies

4,30,04,005 Total no. of Coronavirus cases in india so far
5,16,281 Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India so far
29,181 Total no. of active cases in India

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