India's Health Ministry calls for vigilance amid spike in Covid-19 cases
08 Apr 2023 10:08pm
Commuters board a public bus after authorities eased restrictions imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Kolkata on June 2, 2020. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)
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NEW DELHI - India's federal Health Ministry has advised states to stay alert amid a spike in Covid-19 cases across the country.
According to data released by the ministry on Saturday, 6,155 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours.
This was the first time since Sept 16 last year that daily cases have crossed the 6,000 mark.
On Friday, federal health minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a review meeting on the Covid-19 pandemic with local health officials.
Mandaviya said the federal government and states need to continue working together to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. He issued directions to ramp up testing and vaccination efforts.
A spike in influenza and Covid-19 cases has been witnessed since mid-February this year. -XINHUA
