No Covid-19 surge, only sporadic cases reported, say Health experts

The Delhi government issued an advisory on COVID19 and asked for necessary preparedness but there is no cause for concern after 23 COVID19 positive cases were reported However according to the experts the situation is under controlDr Suranjit Chatterjee Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital said on Friday At the moment the situation is under control There are at most sporadic cases which are also rare Even the present cases are being managed very easilyThey are not being hospitalised This is what we were expecting that when COVID happened it would remain a seasonal flu which could be treated very easily The situation is not one of panic He further saidWe havent seen any hospitalised or ICU Covid19 cases in the hospital Only hype has been created but there is no need to panic he saidAdditionally Dr Dhiren Gupta CoDirector Paediatric Intensive Care Unit Sir Gangaram Hospital explained We have come to know that COVID is increasing especially in Southeast Asia But many patients are coming with body aches nonspecific fever cold so off late we may start testing But presently you know that screening is being done with 257 cases testing positive I think this is just the tip of the iceberg There must be many casesI think its been 2022 onward We have never seen major problem in any age group except for those less than one year old When Omicron started it created a little bit of a problem in babies less than one year old not beyond that he saidGiven the recent surge in COVID19 cases in various parts of the country the Delhi government has issued an advisory directing all hospitals to ensure preparedness for the availability of beds oxygen and medicinesAccording to the Office of the Health Minister of the Delhi government the Health Department of Delhi has released a precautionary advisory stating that this was for routine surveillance and there is no cause for concern The health department assured that they are committed to monitoring the situationThe advisory urged all health institutions to send positive samples for genome sequencing to Lok Nayak Hospital to facilitate early detection of any new variantsIn view of the recent increase in COVID19 cases it is reiterated that all medical directors medical superintendents administrators of all government and private hospitals should ensure hospital preparednessIt also said that all the equipment such as ventilators BiPAP oxygen concentrators psa et etc must be in functional condition and refresher training of dedicated staff must be conductedThe advisory said that Influenzalike Illness ILI and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness SARI cases in all health facilities OPDIPD must be reported daily on the Integrated Health Information Platform IHIP portalAdditionally confirmed influenza and COVID19 cases may also be reported on the IHIP under the L form All parameters must be reported daily on the Delhi State Health Data Management Portal The advisory called for adequate testing as per the COVID19 testing guidelines and to ensure COVID19 testing of 5 per cent ILI cases and 100 per cent SARI cases ICMR guidelines for testing are attachedIt also asked to send all positive COVID19 samples for Whole Genome Sequencing to LokNayak Hospital so as to enable timely detection of new variants if any and share the number of samples sent for WGS with the State Surveillance UnitRespiratory etiquette is being followed including wearing a mask on hospital premises and in health facilities it said furtherAs of May 19 2025 the number of active COVID19 cases in India stands at 257 a very low figure considering the countrys large population Almost all of these cases are mild with no hospitalisation required The country also has a robust system for surveillance of respiratory viral illnesses including COVID19 through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme IDSP and the ICMRThe Union Health Ministry remains vigilant and proactive in monitoring the situation closely ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to safeguard public health While COVID19 is now considered another type of viral infection basic precautions such as hand hygiene masks in crowded areas and avoiding unnecessary gatherings are still encouraged the statement saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params