China Covid Surge

NK Arora, the chief on the Centre's Covid panel claimed that recent outbreak in China is being caused by cocktail of viruses.

"Even if a Covid wave does emerge, hospitalization and death rates are anticipated to be modest"

In view of rising cases of infections across the Globe due to Omicron variant BF.7, Odisha Government on Friday issued COVID-19 advisory.

The meeting was held with Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health, and Dr. V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog.

Three cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, responsible for Covid surge in China have been detected in India so far.