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COVID-19 Restrictions To Return In Delhi?

Is India heading towards a fifth wave of COVID-19? Will this new recombinant variant XBB.1.16 lead to a massive surge in cases? Several questions are back in the minds of people residing in the national capital as the city reported over 300 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. According to the data, this is the first time that Delhi saw a big jump in the daily infection rate ever since September 2022. CM Kejriwal Calls For Emergency Meeting Amid Huge Spike In Cases Taking cognizance of the deteriorating COVID situation in the national capital, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government called for an emergency meeting on Thursday. The panel in the meeting will discuss key points on how prepared the city is when it comes to handling a fresh COVID surge. The meeting has been called by Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj who will be accompanied by senior health department officials, medical directors of state-run hospitals and other stakeholders. The meeting comes a day after Delhi ...

COVID-19 Omicron Rips Through China: Hospital Runs Out Of Bed, Death Bodies Pile Up In Crematoriums

China is currently in the grip of a new COVID-19 wave, primarily triggered by the highly mutated Omicron variant of COVID-19. According to the reports, most of the hospital beds are full and some are also running short of ICU medical equipment. In a statement, the officials said that the country had logged over millions of cases of the highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19. Meanwhile, India is also bracing for the upcoming COVID surge. In a press meeting, the Union Health Minister stated that the country is keeping a close eye on the cases and every single sample is being sent for genomic sequencing to track the new variants. Japan COVID Death: Country Reports 463 New Deaths In the last 24 hours, Japan has reported a total of 463 new death cases associated with COVID-19 infection. As per official's data, the country reported 238,654 new coronavirus cases, down 6,888 from Friday