Overview

• India recorded 306 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths in the last 24 hours, raising active infections to 7,121
• All ministers and BJP leaders must now present negative RT-PCR results before meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi or attending cabinet sessions
• Kerala reported the most daily infections with 170 new cases, followed by Gujarat’s 114 and Delhi’s 66 in the past day
• The Indian Council of Medical Research confirmed the circulating strains are Omicron sub-variants including LF.7, XFG, JN.1 and NB.1.8.1
• The Union government has initiated nationwide hospital drills to assess oxygen supply, isolation bed capacity and ventilator readiness