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India fared better than others in managing Omicron-driven COVID surge, claims Health Ministry

Global COVID-19 case surge due to the Omicron variant led to a peak six times the previous waves but India managed to control its spread causing lower hospitalisation and fewer deaths than earlier surges, the government said on March 17.

With 3,536 cases reported on an average in the week ending March 15, India contributed to only 0.21% of global cases, the Union Health Ministry said.

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