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Health Minister Veena George said that the current spread of the virus is because of the increased people-to-people contact during Christmas and New Year celebrations.
The country's R naught value that indicates the spread of the infection is 2.69, higher than the 1.69 recorded during the peak of the pandemic's second wave.
The Centre has asked the states to set up round-the-clock RAT booths at different locations, engage medical and paramedical staff, and encourage the use of home test kits for symptomatic individuals.
None of the existing vaccines can totally prevent Covid infection. The vaccines can only reduce the severity of the infection and associated health complications.
Addressing a joint press conference, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said Delta continues to be the predominant strain in India, including in the recently identified clusters.
The researchers have found that the presence of circulating tumour cells (CTC) in the blood sample can be detected by using a special testing kit.
Maharashtra has reported the most number of cases (32) followed by Delhi (22) while Kerala has five cases.
The kit has been designed by a team of ICMR scientists from the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) for the Northeast region led by scientist Dr Biswajyoti Borkakoty.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has made it clear that more restrictions should be imposed on the districts where the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) rate is more than 5 five per cent.
Despite its initial promise, current evidence shows that convalescent plasma does not improve survival nor reduce the need for mechanical ventilation, say experts.