Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said that the Covid-19 active cases are increasing in the state however the situation is not alarming adding that precautionary measures are being adopted by the state government.
Stating that the government has already sounded the bugle regarding the rise in COVID cases, the expert stressed that there is no need for a lockdown as of now.
Amid concerns about the H3N2 Influenza infection in the country, health experts emphasized on living a healthy lifestyle and precautionary measures in order to prevent the disease.
Nortje, who featured in the first Test against West Indies, has been asked to rest as a precautionary measure following an assessment made by the South Africa medical team. Nortje picked 5/36 and 1/48 in the first game which the Proteas won by 87 runs.
"Nothing happened inside our university, an attempt was made but it was completely foiled. Whatever happened, happened on the streets. It was a small incident blown out of proportion. Our precautionary measures were good," Akthar told ANI.
This comes after the Centre directed the states to conduct mock drills at all COVID hospitals as part of precautionary measures to check the preparedness of medical facilities in case of a spike in domestic COVID cases.
"People should join hands with government measures and follow precautionary measures. There are about 8.5 lakh doses of covid-19 vaccine available in the state and I urge everyone to get the third dose," Minister Sudhakar said.
In view of the increase in COVID cases in several countries and the discovery of new variants, the Karnataka government on Thursday decided to conduct mandatory COVID test for those with Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) in the state.
A sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States, China, Brazil and South Korea has prompted the Union Health Ministry to review the pandemic situation in India and as per the precautionary measure the government has restarted random sampling of international passengers at airports a
Earlier in the day, according to a Pune lab report, a 5-year-old girl in Karnataka tested positive for the Zika virus and has been advised to take precautionary measures.