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BBC News India
India's health ministry is conducting mock drills to check preparedness of hospitals to deal with rising Covid-19 cases.
The drills are being held on Monday and Tuesday across the country.
India's active case count is relatively low but experts are urging caution to stop further spread of the disease.
... India recorded close to 6,000 new cases on Sunday, government data shows. The active case count was 35,000.
The surge is largely driven by XBB.1.16, which is an omicron subvariant. The WHO has said it was watching the subvariant and the spread in India.
Experts say it's not known to be lethal.
"It's been in circulation for a few months. We haven't seen a change in severity in individuals or in populations, but that's why we have these systems in place," Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's COVID-19 technical lead, recently said.
BBC News India
India's health ministry is conducting mock drills to check preparedness of hospitals to deal with rising Covid-19 cases.
The drills are being held on Monday and Tuesday across the country.
India's active case count is relatively low but experts are urging caution to stop further spread of the disease.
... India recorded close to 6,000 new cases on Sunday, government data shows. The active case count was 35,000.
The surge is largely driven by XBB.1.16, which is an omicron subvariant. The WHO has said it was watching the subvariant and the spread in India.
Experts say it's not known to be lethal.
"It's been in circulation for a few months. We haven't seen a change in severity in individuals or in populations, but that's why we have these systems in place," Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's COVID-19 technical lead, recently said.