India should be prepared for another wave of Covid, experts expressed concern; WHO said - MPox will end soon
Amid the rise in Covid cases in many countries including the US and South Korea, an expert on Friday said that India should be prepared for another wave of Covid. Virologist Professor Deepak Sehgal of Shiv Nadar University, Noida told that the virus has definitely re-emerged. The recent outbreak of Covid has been caused by the KP variant - which is related to the Omicron variant.
Amid the rise in Covid cases in many countries including the US and South Korea, an expert on Friday said that India should be prepared for another wave of Covid. Covid infection is increasing in 25 states of America. Covid cases are also increasing in South Korea.
According to the World Health Organization, between June and July this year, 908 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in India and two deaths occurred. Virologist Professor Deepak Sehgal of Shiv Nadar University, Noida, the virus has definitely re-emerged. The recent outbreak of Covid has been caused by the KP variant - which is related to the Omicron variant.
Though the situation in India is not serious, we have to be fully prepared for the same. In India, KP 2 was first detected in Odisha in December 2023. Meanwhile, many states of India are seeing a rise in Covid cases. There are 279 active cases of coronavirus in India. Earlier, lakhs of people died in two waves of corona.