Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged States/UTs to strengthen the surveillance and focus on genome sequencing for identifying new Covid-19 mutants/variants in the country.
The advisory issued by the health department of Chandigarh suggests wearing of masks, following Covid appropriate behaviour at all public places mandatory for the citizens.
The country saw 10 deaths in the past 24 hours. Maharashtra on Friday recorded 3,081 new coronavirus infections, highest in nearly four months, with Mumbai alone accounting for 1,956 new cases.