Since Saturday, 362 new COVID-19 cases have been reported from across the country, with two deaths - one each in Kerala and Karnataka.
Other states that have reported significant case numbers include Maharashtra (209), Delhi (104), Gujarat (83), and Karnataka (47).
The total COVID-19 caseload of the country has risen to 4,50,26,261. These also include the JN.1 Covid variant cases.
According to the ministry, Karnataka reported 61 cases, followed by Maharashtra 35 and Kerala 25 cases.
The Covid caseload rose to 4,50,21,383 with the addition of the new cases of infections.
"People are saying, 'Whatever -- just leave us alone.' They're tired of it. People are tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots," the president said, according to several US media outlets.
Meanwhile, the number of people sent to home quarantine to 24,12,921, while the number of those in institutional quarantine went down to 23,384.
The pathogen that causes the flu survives on human skin for about 1.8 hours by comparison, said the study published this month in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal.
Before and after eating, after coming from the toilet, wash hands even if one touch the table-chair, or touch nose and mouth.
The study has found that when a passenger wears a mask, an average of 0.0003 per cent of air particles around him can be infectious when the flight is full, and when one passenger is infected.
