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The RT-PCR test's negative results must be uploaded on the Air Suvidha portal

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"

"Karnataka has not yet witnessed any cases of the BF.7 strain, the Omicron variation that is currently responsible for the Covid outbreak in China."

If true, the infection rate would far exceed the previous daily high of 4 million, which was achieved in January 2022.

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

China's "zero-Covid" strategy failing ?

The Union Health Ministry has advised and issued guidelines on the process of proning for self care for COVID-19 patients at home in India.