COVID cases rising in China; India's health officials on high alert

National Health Commission says China's total number of fatalities due to coronavirus stands at 5,241

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Although, China reported no new Covid-19-related deaths on Tuesday.

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Health Ministry instructed states and UTs to prepare for whole genome sequencing of positive samples.

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States and UTs are asked to track variants of the virus through the government’s COVID network.

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India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,46,76,330 on Wednesday with 131 fresh infections, while the number of active cases came down to 3,408.

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