nationwide mock drills were conducted to check the preparedness for the emergency Covid-19 situation at public and private health facilities.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya himself monitored mock drills at some hospitals. The prevalence of XBB.1.16 has witnessed a jump from 21.6% in February to 35.8% in March, but the level of hospitalization or mortality has not seen a significant change, the health ministry statement informed.
The health minister said that the five-fold strategy of 'Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate and adherence to Covid-Appropriate Behaviour' continues to remain in place for Covid management irrespective of the discovery of new variants Citing the sudden spurt in cases, the Serum Institute of India (SII) also announced the resumption in production of the Covishield vaccine in India..