Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec 28: The next 40 days will be critical as COVID cases could spike in India in the mid of January, said Union Health Ministry sources on Wednesday.
As per the information, the assessment was made after analyzing the previous trends of the COVID surge experienced by the country.
Notably, two passengers coming from Dubai tested positive for the COVID infection at Chennai airport on Wednesday.
“Two passengers who arrived from Dubai tested positive at the Chennai airport today. Both of them hailed from the Alangudi district of Tamil Nadu`s Pudukkottai. Their test samples have been sent to State Public Health Laboratory,” said Tamil Nadu Health Department.
At least 39 international travellers have tested positive for COVID infection between December 24-26 as random testing is conducted on international passengers arriving at the airports.
In light of the surge in COVID in some countries, hospitals across India conducted a Mock drill for COVID. The purpose of the mock drill was to evaluate COVID preparedness in terms of resources, protocols and staff. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya went to the Safdarjung Hospital to observe the Mock drill on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, India has recorded 188 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.
The daily positivity rate is 0.14 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate is 0.18 per cent. A total of 90,529 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
