The Delhi government on Friday released a Covid-19 advisory as a pre-emptive measure after mild cases were reported in certain parts of the country.
“The hospitals must ensure preparedness in terms of availability of beds, oxygen, antibiotics, other drugs and vaccines. All equipment such as ventilators, Bi-PAP, oxygen concentrators and PSA must be in functional condition,” the advisory stated.
All health institutions have also been asked to send every sample of every person who tests positive for Covid-19 to the Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi for genome sequencing.These institutions were also tasked with reporting (daily) all data concerning this issue on the Delhi State Health Data Management Portal.
These measures come amid a small rise in Covid-19 cases in Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, and even outside India, in parts of Asia such as Hong Kong and Singapore, prompting Indian health authorities to carefully monitor the situation.
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On May 19, experts from the National Centre for Disease Control, Emergency Medical Relief division, Disaster Management Cell, Indian Council of Medical Research and central government hospitals held a review meeting chaired by the director general of health services, regarding the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in recent times, a PTI report said.
“The meeting concluded that the current Covid-19 situation in India remains under control. As of May 19, 2025, the number of active Covid-19 cases in India stands at 257, a very low figure considering the country's large population. Almost all of these cases are mild, with no hospitalisation required,” the report added, quoting an official.
Although the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the pandemic over in May 2023, Covid-19 continues to mildly affect people in India, with no recent deaths or ICU admissions linked to the latest uptick.