The figures are proving that once again the corona epidemic is returning in the country. On Wednesday, 2000 new cases of corona were reported in the country. Corona cases are increasing continuously in the capital Delhi. After which on Wednesday, the Arvind Kejriwal government has made masks mandatory in public places. Now shocking information about corona sampling has come to the fore. According to government data, 97 per cent samples of those who died of COVID in Delhi from January to March had the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
According to news agency PTI, genome sequencing of 578 samples collected from those who died of corona revealed that 560 of them had an Omicron variant. The remaining 18 (three per cent) had other variants of COVID-19 including Delta. The delta is the same variant, which saw a second wave in April and May last year.
Overall, the Omicron variant was found in all 504 samples analyzed at the genome sequencing laboratories in the country’s capital Delhi in March. However, during the third wave of corona infection spreading due to the Omicron variant, more serious cases of hospitalization in Delhi are relatively less. Government data showed that this variant of the coronavirus is not the primary cause in most of the fatalities.
Significantly, as of January 17, out of 15,505 COVID-19 beds in Delhi hospitals, a maximum of 2,784 (17.96 per cent) beds were full. While during the second wave, out of 21,839 beds, 20,117 (92 per cent) were full by May 6. Once again the number of infections is increasing rapidly in Delhi. Experts have attributed this to a large number of people not following COVID-appropriate behavior including masks.
fine for not wearing a mask
In view of the increasing cases of corona in Delhi, the government on Wednesday made it mandatory to wear masks in public places and ordered a fine of Rs 500 on the violators. Officials said the Delhi Disaster Management Authority in its meeting has also decided not to close the schools but, in consultation with experts, decided to come up with a different standard operating procedure.