New Delhi: Amid a global uptick in Covid-19 cases, the Delhi government on Friday issued a health advisory, directing hospitals across the national capital to gear up for any potential surge in infections. The advisory stressed the importance of ensuring the availability of essential medical resources, including beds, oxygen supplies, medicines and vaccines.

Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Singh announced that 23 new Covid cases were recorded in the city. Authorities are currently reviewing the cases to establish whether the infected individuals are local residents or recent travellers. The government’s move comes in light of rising Covid-19 cases in several countries, including China, Thailand and Singapore. As a precautionary step, all healthcare institutions in Delhi have been instructed to send every Covid-positive sample for genome sequencing to Lok Nayak Hospital.

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