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New stronger variant is likely causing COVID surge, warns expert. Here's what he advises
COVID-19 cases on Monday as the country logged 4,518 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry. As the infections surge, the active COVID caseload in the country stands at 25,782, constituting of 0.06% of India's total positive cases. Noting that currently Omicron and its sub-lineages circulating, Dr Rakesh Mishra, Director of Tata Institute of Genetics and Society (TIGS), told news agency ANI that the chances of severe disease are low.