New Delhi: The Omicron form of corona virus in the country has now started to replace the delta form in terms of number of cases and about 80 percent of the international travelers found infected are now found infected with Omicron. Official sources gave this information on Friday.
However, one-third of the cases reported are mild, while the rest are asymptomatic, the sources said. A total of 1,270 cases of Omicron have been detected in 23 states and union territories so far, according to the data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Friday.
In view of the significant shortfall in COVID-19 testing, the Center on Thursday urged 19 states/UTs to conduct “comprehensive scale” testing to identify infected cases quickly and limit the spread of the microbial form. Can go The health ministry has been working in a mission mode and continuously guiding states on measures to be taken to contain the spread of the infection, ever since the first two cases were announced in the country on December 2.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also holding regular meetings to review the preparedness of COVID-19, Omicron status and health systems across the country. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviews the situation daily with expert teams and senior officials. He also inquires about the stock of medicines and ventilators and the availability of oxygen.
The ‘War Room’ of the Ministry of Health is working round the clock and is analyzing all the trends and developments and monitoring the situation nationwide. The ministry advised the states and union territories to increase testing, strengthen hospital preparedness, speed up the vaccination campaign and its spread and ensure strict enforcement of restrictions wherever necessary to combat the spread of infection. Is.
Ninety percent of India’s adult population has been given the first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine and 64.40 percent of people have been given both doses.