WHAT IS THE SITUATION IN INDIA?
On Thursday, India reported 10,158 new cases – a 30 per cent jump from the 7,830 cases reported the previous day – with surges in Maharashtra and Delhi, the country’s ABP news outlet said. This brought the number of active cases to 44,998.
Health officials said the country’s COVID-19 situation is moving towards the endemic stage and that infections may keep rising for the next 10 to 12 days, following which they will subside. Hospitalisations are low and expected to remain that way, despite the rise in cases, they added.
The Arcturus subvariant’s prevalence increased from 21.6 per cent in February to 35.8 per cent in March, but no incident of hospitalisation or death has been reported.
A nationwide mock drill to evaluate hospital preparedness was held earlier this week amid the increase in cases, with as many as 36,592 public and private facilities taking part. (AHM/chnewsasa)
