The devastating third wave of the Covid pandemic driven by the Omicron variant had resulted in a record surge of infections in Delhi in early 2022, and the second one driven by the Delta variant had wreaked havoc in the national capital, as at other places, in 2021.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Covid cases registered a rise in the country towards the end of 2023 with sub-variant JN.1 on the radar while the Delhi government planned to step up genome surveillance to tackle the issue going forward. India News | Delhi: New Covid Sub-variant on Radar; Flurry of Surprise Inspection of Hospitals.
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj conducted a surprise inspection at 4 hospitals in Delhi. These four hospitals were namely Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Dada Dev Hospital, Indira Gandhi Hospital, and Sushruta Trauma Centre. In Indira Gandhi Hospital, Bhardwaj found that the account of medicines was not maintained in the hospital. He said that instructions were…