The latest report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has exposed alarming irregularities in Jharkhand’s healthcare sector, triggering sharp political reactions.
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With a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 patients caused by JN.1, a sub-variant of novel coronavirus, in the country experts have advised people above 60 years with comorbidities must wear masks to prevent the virus that had ravaged the world during 2020 and 2021.
As many as 640 people tested positive for Covid-19 in India during the past 24 hours, as per data of the Union Health Ministry on Friday
Notably, the ministry had eased the COVID-19 guidelines for international travelers and dropped earlier requirements for RT-PCR based testing of a random two per cent subset of travelers coming to India in the month of July.
According to a senior official at the public health wing of Swasthya Bhaban, with the onset of winter since the end of October there has been a steady rise in influenza-like illness (ILI) and acute respiratory infection (ARI) in the city and districts.
The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday directed the health department and all district heads to be on alert in view of rising cases of new COVID-19 JN.1 variant in Kerala and other states.
