Amid global concern over covid situation in China and dire predictions by research groups that death toll in China could rise to millions, Adar Poonawalla, the CEO and founder of Serum Institute of India, said in a tweet that though news coming out of China is concerning, “we need not panic given our excellent vaccination coverage and track record.
We must continue to trust and follow the guidelines set by the Government of India." Serum Institute of India, the maker of Covaxin covid vaccine, has helped India achieve a high degree of vaccination rate against Covid.
India is recording about 1,200 new infections a week. Globally some 3.5 million cases are being recorded every week. Citing an increase in COVID-19 cases in China and elsewhere, the Indian government on Tuesday asked all states to step up surveillance for any new variants of the coronavirus.
India has reported the most COVID cases in the world after the United States but its tally of confirmed infections has fallen sharply in the past few months.