Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has been admitted to the Cauvery Hospital at Aware after his health deteriorated on Thursday morning.
Stalin tested positive for Coronavirus on July 12. According to the hospital sources, the CM will be kept under medical observation for some time now.
On July 12, the chief minister said has tested positive for the virus. Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi and leaders have wished him a speedy recovery.
The state has been witnessing a sudden surge in daily cases for a few weeks now. According to the latest report, on Wednesday, Tamil Nadu recorded 2,269 fresh COVID-19 infections.
Meanwhile, Kerala reported a suspected monkeypox case on Thursday. According to the health authorities, the sample of the suspected individual has been sent to the NIV Pune laboratory.
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Monkeypox In India? Suspected Case Appears From Kerala
Kerala Health Minister Geena George on Thursday said that the state has a suspect case of Monkeypox and that the samples have been sent to the NIV Pune laboratory. The minister however also said that there is no need to worry. "No cause for any worry at all as things are all under control. We will now wait for the test result to come," Geroge told the media.
WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan has cautioned that there could be more waves in the near future. She has urged countries to be vigilant and have a data driven plan for quick response in case the infection spreads again.
The scientist said that existing COVID variants may become more transmissible, more capable of evading the body's immune system, which could lead to higher number of infections and hospitalizations.
Philip Schellekens, senior Advisor at the World Bank Group, also tweeted that after a decline in the number of cases which lasted quite long, it has begun to rise again.
COVID surge has been witnessed in countries like US, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, and Brazil. As of now, the largest contributors of global mortality are US and Brazil. In the United States, Omicron sub variants are believed to have led to the surge in new cases. They have reported deaths and hospitalizations as.
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