COVID – Ashok Gehlot, the chief minister of Rajasthan, and Vasundhara Raje, a former chief minister, both tested positive for Coronavirus on Tuesday. Both of the leaders announced the news on Twitter and stated that they had been placed in total isolation per a doctor’s recommendation.
This occurs on the same day that 3,038 new coronavirus cases were reported in India, bringing the total number of active cases to 21,179, according to statistics released on Tuesday by the Union Health Ministry. The overall number of fatalities increased by nine, reaching 5,30,901. Two fatalities were recorded from Delhi and Punjab, and one death each from Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, and Uttarakhand, according to statistics that was updated at 8 am.
Gehlot said that he has Coronavirus, which is an infection with mild symptoms. He will continue working from my house for the next three days, as recommended by the physicians. Gehlot said that people ought to all exercise caution and adhere to Coronavirus guidelines.
On the other hand, employees and officials working in government and semi-government offices, colleges, and banks are required by the Satara district administration of Maharashtra to wear masks manifesting concern of the Coronavirus. According to news outlet PTI, Satara Collector Ruchesh Jaivanshi gave the order on Monday, effective right now.
Furthermore, 220.66 crore doses of the Coronavirus vaccine have reportedly been given across the nation thus far as part of the widespread immunization campaign, according to the ministry’s website.
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Latest updates on the coronavirus stated that on Monday, India reported 3,641 new cases of Covid-19 and 11 fatalities, with three deaths coming from Maharashtra and one each from Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka, and Rajasthan.
A conference to assess the solution will be held on Friday by Insacog, a network of laboratories tracking genetic changes of the Coronavirus.
The SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium member observed that co-morbidity-affected individuals have experienced hospitalizations and fatalities linked to the recently discovered Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16. The sub-variant has been found in sewage samples around the nation over the past two weeks.
In addition, more COVID-19 testing was advised by healthcare professionals as a result of the recent viral flu outbreak (H1N1 and H3N2 sub-types). Three, persons who have a cough or cold are being encouraged to volunteer for a COVID-19 test by the low cost and accessibility of the test as well as the COVID-19 surge.Â
There have been rumors that India is about to see another wave as a result. In reality, since the third and last national COVID-19 wave in January 2022, there have been a few surges here and there, with each occurrence sparking worries of a new wave (fortunately, these fears did not come true).
A further event that has raised alarm during the past three years has occurred. A few organisations have developed that continue to argue loudly that COVID-19 is extremely dangerous and has not disappeared. These organisations, known as the “Covid-forevers,” who eerily resemble two century-old anti-vaccination organisations, use the terms “post-COVID” and “long COVID” to support their claims that COVID-19 is still a deadly disease even when infections are minimal.
The COVID-19 pandemic, sometimes referred to as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing worldwide illness outbreak brought on by the coronavirus 2 that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). In December 2019, an epidemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan led to the discovery of a new virus. There were futile attempts to contain it, which allowed the virus to spread to other parts of Asia and eventually the entire world.