Today, on World Health Day, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated that ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ is India’s heritage and that the nation has fulfilled its responsibility by providing medications and vaccines to over 180 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“On globe Health Day, I wish for the health of everyone in the globe. The concept of Vasudev Kutumbakam is our heritage, and in this series, under the stewardship of Modi ji, the country is fulfilling its responsibility for the world in the health sector. During the Corona era, there was a worldwide shortage of medicines, so our country made medicines and vaccines available to more than 180 nations, the Health Minister told media.

Mandaviya arrived at Vijay Chowk in Delhi in order to participate in the World Health Day walkathon. From Vijay Chowk to Nirman Bhawan, the medical and paramedical personnel walk.

India recorded 6,050 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases to 28,303.

In response to the nationwide increase in COVID-19 cases, Mandaviya has convened a review meeting with all state health ministers on Friday. He would video conference with the health ministers of all fifty states. The minister of health will discuss the nationwide increase in Covid cases.

According to the Union Health Ministry, India reported 5,300 covid-19 cases with 13 fatalities on Thursday, the highest number in 195 days. In September of last year, over 5,000 cases were recorded for the last time. On September 23, 2022, 5,383 cases were reported in total.

According to the Union Health Ministry, India reported 5,300 covid-19 cases and 13 fatalities on Thursday.

Covid-19 cases have increased in a number of states. Thursday saw a 41 percent increase in new infections in Maharashtra in just 24 hours.

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While on Tuesday, the number of active Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu surpassed 1,000 with 1,086 patients, 198 new cases were reported.

Delhi reported 606 new cases and 340 recoveries of the Covid-19 virus on Thursday.

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In a meeting with Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday, experts said that the cases of covid have not increased in the country yet, but there is a need to increase vigilance. Also, new and existing variants will have to be monitored and tracked.

what is this new subvariant ?

Whenever a virus mutates, it starts a new category (lineage) or sub-category. BF.7 is nothing but the earlier version of BA.5.2.1.7. It is made by mutating (breaking) from the subvariant BA.5 of Omicron.

This month, in an article published in a scientific journal Cell Host and Microbe, it has been described as a virus with four times more immunity than its actual variant. Which means that infected or vaccinated humans in the lab have very little ability to destroy BF.7. It was said in the magazine that this capacity is less than the Wuhan virus.

It is believed that due to this subvariant, the crisis in China is deepening at this time. The ability of infection in this variant is said to be very strong.

According to some reports, this subvariant can infect already infected people or people who have taken the vaccine.

What is the preparation in India ?

Cases of this subvariant have been found in several countries, including the US, UK, Belgium, Germany, France, and Denmark. In October, BF.7 accounted for 5 percent of the total infections in the US, while the UK had 7.26 percent.

Scientists in western countries are closely monitoring this variant, but due to this, there has been no increase in cases of infection dramatically in these countries.

Omicron’s subvariants BA.1 and BA.2 were more in the cases of corona infection found in January 2022. After this subvariants like BA.4 and BA.5 also came but they did not dominate in India the way they did in European countries.

After increasing cases of corona virus infection in China, the central government in India has asked to take precautions.

VK Paul, head of the National Task Force on covid, has said that there is no need to panic and adequate tests are being done. He has advised people to wear masks in the crowd.

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has held a meeting with senior officers and experts regarding the situation of Corona in the country.

After the meeting, the Health Minister has tweeted that ‘covid is not over yet’. I have asked everyone to be vigilant and keep vigil in a strong manner. We are ready to deal with any situation.

The central government has asked all states to send samples to labs for genome sequencing so that variants and subvariants can be detected.

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On the other hand, the World Health Organization has also expressed concern over the situation of Covid in China in its annual press conference today and said that the organization is very worried.

Tedros, director-general of the World Health Organization, said, “The World Health Organization is focusing on the vaccination of people who have reached the highest risk in China. But to assess the situation correctly, we need more information so that the condition of the hospitals can be estimated. Can go.”

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