Covid is booming once again in India.While 482 positive cases were registered in Telangana on Monday alone, the highest number of 397 positive cases were registered in Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Medchal districts.
While the average number of cases per day was less than a hundred until the third week of December, the virus spread even faster during Christmas and December 31st celebrations.With corona cases on the rise like never before, parents began to worry about the future of their students.
The Telangana government is on high alert in the wake of increasing number of Omicron cases.Covid patients from Maharashtra and other border states are flocking to the city for treatment.
Relatives who came to help them are roaming amongst the common people which may cause the virus to spread to others, police are monitoring patients from those states.Police is taking steps ensuring the patients and their relatives do not roam outside.
Of the 423 people who arrived at the Shamshabad International Airport from abroad, 23 were diagnosed with covid.They were then moved to TIMS.
Samples were collected from them and sent for genome sequence tests to find out which variant they were infected with.Results are currently pending for 53 samples.