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NEW DELHI: Even as the Delhi government is closely monitoring the coronavirus situation, the national capital recorded 295 fresh Covid cases on Thursday with a positivity rate of 12.48 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. On Wednesday, the city had logged 300 cases, the first time since August 31, and two deaths while the positivity rate had mounted to 13.89 per cent.Delhi...
NEW DELHI: With Covid cases bringing memories of the worst years of pandemic back, the Delhi government is bracing up for another possible outbreak.01:35Delhi govt to hold emergency meeting today amid spike in Covid-19 casesHowever, it has asked Delhiites to desist from panicking — and instead — asking those with "flu-like symptoms or those visiting hospitals to wear masks".'Wear masks'"People with...
As per experts, the new COVID variant XBB.1.16 is a cause of concern for the sudden surge in the number of cases.Vipin M Vashishtha, former convenor of Indian Academy of Pediatrics and consultant pediatrician at the Mangla Hospital and Research Centre, Bijnor, tweeted, “XBB.1.16 has a 140% growth advantage over XBB.1.5,” adding, “It is far more aggressive than XBB.1.5. And probably faster than...