New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the current status of the pandemic amid rising cases of the novel coronavirus ‘Omicron’ in the country. Official sources said that the Prime Minister reviewed the latest situation of this global epidemic in the country with health experts and officials and discussed about the future steps.
This meeting has taken place at a time when 236 cases of ‘Omicron’ have been reported in India, out of which 104 people have become infection free or have migrated to other places. These cases were reported in 16 states and union territories. The Union Health Ministry said on Thursday that Maharashtra has the highest number of 65 cases of ‘Omicron’ nature, 64 in Delhi, 24 in Telangana, 21 in Rajasthan, 19 in Karnataka and 15 in Kerala.
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The central government on Tuesday told states and union territories that the omicron form of the coronavirus is at least three times more contagious than its delta form and strict measures have been taken at the district and local level with emergency operation centers being activated. And prompt preventive action should be taken.
In a letter to states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan called for implementing strategic decisions like imposing night curfew, strict regulation of large gatherings, reducing the number of people attending weddings and funerals, besides increasing testing and surveillance. gave advice.
The letter highlights the measures that need to be taken to detect early signs of increase in the cases of COVID-19 in different parts of the country as well as to detect the worrying pattern Omicron. In view of the infectiousness of Omicron, there is also a demand to give booster dose of anti-Covid vaccine in the country. Booster doses are also being given in many countries.(Agency)