"As per info, the XE variant is 10% more infectious than the Omicron variant, which is like flu. We'll talk more about it in detail after getting a report; haven't received a confirmatory report from the Centre or NIB, so Maharashtra's health dept doesn't confirm it," Rajesh Tope said
Maharashtra health minister issues warning amid global Covid-19 surge, says ‘precautions still needed’ - Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has warned the public amid the recent surge in Covid-19 cases across many countries.
Covid-19 curbs in Maharashtra? Know what state health minister Rajesh Tope says - Talking to reporters in Kolhapur, Tope also said there was no need to impose more curbs in the coming days.
Lata Mangeshkar had been admitted to Breach Candy Hospital on January 8, after she was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia. Dr Pratit Samdani, who is treating her, said that the singer s health has deteriorated and she has been again put on ventilator support.
Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said the number of COVID-19 cases had begun declining statewide and predicted that the third wave of the pandemic might get over by the second or third week of March.