New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- In view of some regions in the country reporting a slight surge in Covid-19 infections, the Delhi government's health department on Thursday directed government hospitals to start testing all patients coming in with influenza-like ailments and respiratory infections for Covid, officials said.

The health department has mandated that all medical facilities conduct genome sequencing of positive RT-PCR samples with a view on tracking infections of the JN.1 sub-variant.

To be sure, experts have stressed that so far there have been no reports of rise in hospitalisations or cases of Covid-related pneumonia, both in Delhi and in the rest of the country, and deaths related to the viral disease still remain low.

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