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new Delhi: The next 40 days are going to be crucial as the number of COVID-19 cases in India may increase exponentially in January. Official sources said this citing the previous method of spread of the pandemic.
“In the past, it was observed that a new wave of the pandemic hit India 30-35 days after East Asia was hit by Covid-19…It has been a trend,” said an official.
Sources in the Health Ministry, however, said that the severity of the infection is low. Even if there is a wave of Covid, the rate of deaths and hospitalization of the infected will be very low.
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Amid the rapid rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in some countries, including China and South Korea, the government has sounded a note of caution and asked states and union territories to prepare for any eventuality.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya have held meetings to take stock of the preparedness to deal with the spurt in Covid cases. There has been a recent increase in cases from BF.7, the omicron subtype of the corona virus. Official sources said that the rate of spread of BF.7 is very high and one infected person can infect 16 people.
