On Thursday, the national capital registered 325 new patients, the highest one-day rise since March 3. The spike comes after the city had dropped the rule for mandatory masks recently. Worries over spread of the virus in schools in Delhi and nearby cities have also emerged.
An average of 1,000 Covid cases have been recorded since March-end. But a surge in Delhi and Mumbai have caught the attention. This comes as some European nations – France, Germany and Italy – and China are battling a fresh spike. A New XE variant – of which government officials have recorded two patients from Mumbai and Gujarat.
Covid cases have increased but there is no rise in hospitalization, says Delhi Chief Minister Manmohan Singh. We have to learn to live with Covid. We are constantly monitoring the situation, Sisodia told reporters after a meeting of top government officials.
