A mock workout will be held in all gyms across the country on Tuesday to ensure operational availability of compromised Covid services, official sources told PTI news agency. The training will be conducted with a specific focus on oxygen plants, ventilators, logistics and human resources. According to the report, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will present a notice in this regard at a virtual assembly with fitness ministers from all states and UTs today, Friday.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the Covid scenario in the country and convened a high-level assembly to review preparedness. The video assembly brought together Union Interior Minister Amit Shah, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya. Scindia and NITI CEO Aayog, among others. TPI reported that States were invited to surveillance in accordance with the surveillance strategy published in the past (sentinel surveillance in fitness facilities; panrespiratory virus surveillance; community surveillance, wastewater surveillance).
Mandaviya also reviewed the COVID-19 scenario in other states and suggested others adopt Covid-friendly habits, adding masks in crowded places and getting vaccinated. precautionary dosing and adherence to proper Covid habit (CAB) for the upcoming holiday and New Year’s season, PTI reported.
Authorities have been tasked with speeding up total genome sequencing and making sure a large number of samples are sent for it.