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"Adequate number of Covid samples are to be sent for RT-PCR testing, as per guidelines. Genome sequencing of positive RT-PCR samples is to be performed, as per guidelines. And, measures are to be taken for raising community awareness for avoiding overcrowded and poorly ventilated settings, and wearing masks in crowded and close settings and in hospital premises," an official said.

In a letter to the health secretaries of all states, the Union Ministry of Health asked the states to report and monitor district-wise SARI and ILI cases regularly.

The sample taken at Mhow's fever clinic is sent to Indore for examination.

India logged a single-day rise of 13,216 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,32,83,793, while the active cases have increased to 68,108, according to health ministry data updated on Saturday morning.

And we begin this hour with the push to identify cases of the omicron variant across the united states, as new cases crop up. the biden administration released a new strategy to fight covid in the coming months. a big part of that requiring insurance companies to reimburse the cost of at-home tests. joining me now with more is nbc news correspondent allison barber live from illinois, also with us, jonathan lemeyer and the host of "way too early" on msnbc. allison, let me start with you. youre on...

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Those still skeptical. >> nobody wants to go through this. and a lot of people that went through this didnt come out. is it worth not taking a shot? that to me is stupid. >> reporter: here in birmingham, this hospitals lab says all 31 of its most recent covid samples have come back positive for the delta variant. lester? >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. and to make plan on where to get vaccinated, visit plan your vaccine.org for more. here in japan, team usa is off to a powerful start, especially...

In India, genome sequencing of less than one per cent of Covid samples has been conducted. The government has admitted that it is now not feasible to conduct genome sequencing of five per cent of the country's Covid samples, as promised earlier. 

Testing targets for each district were increased based on recommendations of the state’s Covid-19 technical advisory committee BENGALURU: With the state setting its sights on a minimum one lakh Covid-19 tests a day, results of many suspected Covid-19 patients are pending across districts. Swab samples are piling up in laboratories and sources say the backlog is to the tune of 20,000 a day. Data TOI collated from daily bulletins issued by eight district administrations showed that 11,997 test...

Testing targets for each district were increased based on recommendations of the state’s Covid-19 technical advisory committee BENGALURU: With the state setting its sights on a minimum one lakh Covid-19 tests a day, results of many suspected Covid-19 patients are pending across districts. Swab samples are piling up in laboratories and sources say the backlog is to the tune of 20,000 a day. Data TOI collated from daily bulletins issued by eight district administrations showed that 11,997 test...