However, experts say the BF.7 sub-strain should not worry India too much as a lot of people have developed immunity against the virus, either through vaccination or previous infection, unlike China where people have low immunity due to tough restrictions.
The mock drill is being conducted amid fear of a COVID surge in the country in the wake of a spurt of COVID cases reported in China and other countries. The Union Ministry in India has started taking several proactive steps in this direction.
The district administration has taken this decision after investigation on Tuesday afternoon.
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