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NEW DELHI: The National Working Group in Covid-19 has recommended that, as part of “prospective surveillance”, 5% of positive cases from all states and UT be analyzed for whole genome sequencing to verify the presence of the “UK strain” which is considered to have a higher degree of infectivity. A …

NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 pandemic in India is trending down, except in two or three states, the government said Tuesday, noting that it is “particularly notable” compared to some Northern Hemisphere countries where a A severe increase in the intensity of the spread of the virus is observed. The situation …