Kerala's purchase of PPE kits during the COVID-19 pandemic has come under scrutiny, with a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report revealing an additional expenditure of Rs10.23 crore.
Speaking at the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi, PM Modi urged young leaders to set ambitious goals and actively contribute to achieving them, while expressing his faith in their intelligence.
"Health experts have clarified that HMPV is not a new virus. It was first identified in 2001... HMPV spreads through the air and can affect people of all age groups. The virus spreads more during the winter and early spring months," Union Health Minister JP Nadda said.
As COVID cases show an upward trend in multiple states, reaching 3742 active patients on Sunday, concerns mount with the highest reported cases in Kerala, where a new variant, JN.1, has emerged.
Former AIIMS director and senior pulmonologist, Dr Randeep Guleria said that the new subvariant of COVID is not causing severe infections and hospitalisation.
Amid a surge in COVID cases in India and the detection of a subvariant JN.1, India SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) chief Dr NK Arora said that no additional dose of vaccine is required against the subvariant at the present stage.
After a surge in the cases of the new COVID subvariant JN.1, doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have advised people to not panic but rather remain alert and vigilant.
As COVID cases show an upward trend in India, authorities at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital remain vigilant. Doctors advise being alert regarding this new variant, emphasizing that there is no need to panic, but precautions should be increased.
NITI Aayog member Dr. VK Paul on Wednesday asked fellow citizens not to panic about the new COVID-19 variant JN.1 and assured that the Centre is taking the necessary precautions to combat the new variant.
According to the information from the Health Control and Restriction Center there, the number of hospitalizations of Corona patients in America has increased by 24 percent in the three weeks of August. With a new variant of Corona appearing in Britain as well, Corona has raised concerns in s