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The Union Ministry of Health advised States on December 20 to significantly increase genome sequencing.

It is essential to go for genome sequencing of positive case samples to track the variants or sub-variants.

Minister Harish Rao directed the health department to intensify efforts to complete necessary preparations needed

There are different face masks that are available in city markets and also available online.

Twitterati has started to post memes on the comeback of coronavirus.

In view of the sudden surge of Covid cases in different countries, Indian Medical Association has issued an alert and an appeal to the public to follow Covid appropriate behaviour with immediate effect.

The viral message claims that "the new variant of the COVID-Omicron XBB coronavirus is different, deadly and not easy to detect correctly.

The Congress' jibe came just hours before Prime Minister Modi was set to review the situation related to COVID-19 in the country at a high-level meeting Thursday afternoon.

In the same period, the country has recorded one Covid related death, taking the national toll to 5,30,681 as per the report.

It was memes galore on Twitter with #Coronavirus trending on the micro-blogging site.

This new Omicron variant was first detected in China and India has seen its first case of this variant in Gujarat.

"COVID is not over yet. I have directed all concerned to be alert and strengthen surveillance. We are prepared to manage any situation."

Currently flights from mainland China to India are through other countries while direct flights run from Hong Kong to India.

BQ.1.1 was estimated to make up about 38.4 per cent of circulating variants in the week ending December 17, and BQ.1 was estimated to make up 30.7 per cent, according to CDC data.

The steep increase in daily infections and the projections that at least a million people will die due to Covid in 2023 in China has also triggered a sense of deja-vu not only among general public but even among public health officials.

The Ministry has urged all the Indian States to be alert and intensify genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 virus, which will enable detection of new Covid variants, if any.

After a two-year Covid hiatus, Hyderabadis have grand plans for festive season

The findings from the study published in the reputed NEJM Evidence, have the potential to bring about changes to the existing treatment guidelines with regard to optimal dosing of anticoagulants.

The surge in the number of Covid-related hospitalisations in the United States in the last few weeks comes as a warning signal to other countries as well.

Cases pertaining to upper respiratory tract infections, and allergies also going up, say health experts.