Health authorities in India are monitoring reports of rising Covid-19 cases in Singapore and Hong Kong, but fresh concerns have emerged after two deaths at a Mumbai hospital reignited fears.

To mitigate the spread, the Ministry of Health recommends that high-risk groups, such as the elderly and immunocompromised, receive booster vaccinations. Additionally, the public is advised to practice standard precautions,

Parts of Asia including countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Thailand are seeing surge in COVID-19 cases with health authorities keeping a close watch on the JN.1 variant — a sublineage of the Omicron strain. What is the JN.1 Variant?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a decline in U.S. vaccine uptake, while widespread misinformation and distrust make it challenging to craft effective public health responses.

Two people—a 59-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl—died of cancer and end-stage kidney disease in Mumbai. According to doctors, the victims tested Covid-19 positive posthumously, although doctors clarified the fatalities were not caused by the virus.

Hill describes how there has been an increase in general distress, as well as anxiety rates, eating disorders, and body dysmorphia in students over the past 10 years. COVID had a major impact on the relationships formed and the way people interact now.

The World Health Organization's member countries have approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus.

As COVID-19 cases rise in Southeast Asia, India is also experiencing a slight increase in infections, with current active cases at 257. Health officials report that most infections are mild and hospitalisations are not needed.