In view of the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in India, a series of technical review meetings were held on June 2 and 3 under the chairpersonship of Dr Sunita Sharma, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), with various representatives.
"As there is a slight increase in COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, one case has been reported in Belagavi. All necessary testing and surveys are being conducted regularly," officials said.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma held a review meeting with health department officials on Monday. The meeting comes against the backdrop of several parts of the country reporting an increase in COVID cases.
Israel’s Ministry of Health said that it is constantly monitoring the trends in morbidity and variants of the coronavirus. It reported that a moderate increase in the number of hospitalized people is evident in Israel.
Amid a spike in COVID-19 infections in China, the shares of the Chinese pharmaceutical countries have also seen a massive increase in their values on Wednesday, Hong Kong-based The Standard reported.
Amid the nationwide increase in COVID cases, Capital Hospital in Odisha's Bhubaneswar, run by the state government, has ramped up the testing in line with the government's COVID norms, an official said on Saturday.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday flagged concerns regarding Covid-19 infections and said that there has been a slight increase in Covid cases in the State.
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.
Amid a record increase in COVID-19 infections in China, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the US would require a negative COVID-19 test from all travellers arriving in the country from China as well as those from Hong Kong and Macau, reported ABC News.
As covid cases in China continue to rise, Beijing will soon start distributing Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the community health centres in forthcoming days, CNN reported citing state media on Monday.