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Covid at centrestage: random testing at airports, three BF.7 variants detected and a political storm too

Covid was back at the centre of India’s health and political map on Wednesday with the government advising people to get vaccinated and mask up, and saying random sample testing will be conducted at airports for passengers arriving from China and other countries. The first case of BF.7 in India was detected in October by the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre and two cases have been reported from Gujarat and one from Odisha.