COVID is spreading again in India. Currently, the country is dominated by the highly contagious Omicron variant -- XBB.1.16. This is a recombinant variant, which carries features of Omicron and its variants. As per the statistics, Kerala is again at the top of the hotspot list where COVID is currently spreading its tentacles. The Union Health Ministry has stated that Kerala has reported 1,801 fresh cases of coronavirus on Saturday. Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kottayam are among the districts reporting the highest number of Covid cases. Keeping in view of how COVID went out of control in the last few waves, the Kerala Health Minister has ordered ramping up the testing process of all the samples. However, talking about the current condition of COVID in the state, the official said that COVID admission cases are increasing slightly, and only a small percentage of patients have required oxygen beds (0.8 per cent) or ICU beds (1.2 per cent) in the current surge. Taking cognizance o...
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