Himachal Pradesh registered two new Covid positive cases on Thursday, taking the number of active cases in the state to 19, according to the state health department. Both cases were reported from the Bilaspur district.
During the mock drill, the oxygen plants, oxygen cylinders and pipes, ICU wards, ventilators and other facilities were inspected and checked to make sure they can be used when needed.
In a press statement, the Nepal Health Ministry asserted that the new variant of Covid-19 has not been confirmed in Nepal so far. However, due to its growing influence in neighbouring countries, there is a need to be alert in the Himalayan nation as well.
Madhya Pradesh government is on high alert regarding the new Omicron sub-variant BF.7, whuch is believed to be driving a global surge in cases, including neighbouring China, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday evening after charing a meeting with senior officials to assess th