Goa, May 21 -- Not quite like 2020, but COVID-19 is rising again, and India is starting to feel it too. The country is witnessing a slight increase in infections. Health officials have reported that the number of active COVID-19 cases in India currently stands at 257, and the situation is being closely monitored. Hospitals have been instructed to maintain surveillance on cases of influenza-like illnesses and Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI).

A review meeting was held on Monday, May 19, chaired by the Director General of Health Services (DGHS). Experts from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Emergency Medical Relief (EMR) Division, Disaster Management Cell, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), and central gove...