Incidentally, the scale of the current outbreak of the Covid infections has made it difficult for the authorities to track the Covid infections, following the end of the mandatory mass testing as part of the easing of Covid restrictions.
According to an internal document of the Chinese CDC, 248 million people were infected by the coronavirus between December 1 and 20. As of now, the total number of Covid infections has reached 665 million globally while 6.69 million people have died, Asia Times reported.
India saw a slight increase in Covid infections on Thursday as it witnessed 188 new cases in the last 24 hours on Thursday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
The people here have expressed least concern as they believe that there is not much danger of Covid infection but feel that it is equally important to stay cautious and aware.
Due to an apparent surge in covid infections in China, the European nations have enacted stricter COVID-19 regulations for travelers arriving from China, NHK World reported.
In a new set of restrictions amid a spike in covid infections in China, the United States (US) will require all visitors from China to present a negative Covid-19 test result before boarding a flight to the country, CNN reported on Wednesday.
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, China on Monday announced to stop the coronavirus quarantine rule for inbound travellers from January 8.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Monday that the government has so far administered 220.05 crore vaccine doses under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive, of which 29,818 were administered in the last 24 hours.
Although the Chinese government has remained silent on the number of deaths. However, the Chinese authorities have warned of successive waves of COVID infections in the coming months, as cases continue to increase.
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): India reported 5,747 fresh Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Saturday.