RT-PCR testing has been made mandatory for passengers arriving from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from 1 January 2023 in view of the fresh surge in cases in China and elsewhere.
New Delhi: India reported 173 new coronavirus infections and two deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in an update on Monday. The country's active caseload currently stands at 2,670 cases, taking the total reported cases in 2020 to 44.6 million and the death toll to 530,707.
According to the ministry, active cases comprise 0.01% of the total infections, while recoveries stand at 98.80%.
As of now, Karnataka has 326 active cases, Kerala has 1,444 active cases, Maharashtra has 161, Odisha has 88 cases, Rajasthan has 79 active cases, Tamil Nadu has 86 active cases, Uttar Pradesh has 49 and West Bengal has 55 active cases .
The country has conducted 92,955 tests in the last 24 hours. So far, more than 220.1 crore vaccine doses have been given to people across the country under the Covid vaccination campaign. 6,675 doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, INSACOG, under the supervision of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), has kept up with genome sequencing to track down any new variants.
Hospitals are also being continuously monitored for Influenza Like Illness (IIL) and SARI cases.
Meanwhile, RT-PCR testing has been made mandatory for passengers arriving from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from January 1, 2023, in view of the fresh surge in infections in some countries. They have to upload their reports on the website. Air Suvidha Portal before travel. This is in addition to the 2% random testing of all international passengers on arrival at Indian airports.
Government officials have warned that the next 40 days will be crucial in determining the likelihood of a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in India.
Furthermore, to be prepared for any COVID-19 emergency, the Center has directed state governments to ensure that medical oxygen equipment is well installed and functioning properly.
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