
India has scaled up surveillance, genome sequencing after recent surge in COVID-19: National Institute of Virology
A ward set up for COVID-19 patients at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Cases of COVID-19 have never fallen to zero in India since the coronavirus disease was first detected, Naveen Kumar, Director, National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, said on Wednesday (June 18, 2025), adding, “We have…