Covid variant BF7 in India: Center, States in action; Prime Minister Modi calls for strict surveillance

On Friday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the state’s law and order scenario with senior government and police officials and emphasized quick fixes based on problems and public grievances.

Amid a surge in Covid cases in some countries, the Haryana Department of Health has issued rules ordering all civil surgeons in the state to ensure they comply with the measures at all fitness facilities.

On Friday, Telangana Health Minister T Harish Rao suggested the Center provide COVID-19 vaccines to expand the reinforcement policy in the state. Rao, who attended a video convention hosted by EU Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, said Telangana had achieved 48 percent compliance with the policy. with booster doses at a national average of 23%, according to an official statement.

Given the resurgence of covid cases in some countries, the Gujarat government has to conduct random testing on 2% of all passengers arriving at Ahmedabad and Surat foreign airports and launch a special crusade to expand the booster dose policy, the minister said on Friday.

On Friday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation issued an aptitude advisory amid the surge in Covid cases. He said BMC is expanding public awareness of the virus and proper habit to restrict transmission of the virus, improving surveillance and contact tracing, emphasizing normal RT-PCR. testing and communicating well with the public through crisis rooms.

“We are vigilant but no restrictions will be imposed, 2% of foreign passengers undergo genome sequencing tests. We also alert assembly officials to be in position before the dummy training on December 27,” Goa CM Pramod Sawant the assembly with state officials.

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Friday denounced the political shift given to the state government’s opinion on COVID-19 through opposition parties, saying it was published on the basis of clinical evidence and not for political reasons. While Congress leader Rahul Gandhi continues his “Bharat Jodo Yatra” across the country, the moment at the helm of JD(S) H D Kumaraswamy leads the “Pancharatna Yatra”.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave orders to be alert about Covid and called on the government to continue simulations of oxygen factory exercises.

The Minister of Health of the Union, Mansukh Mandaviya, holds an assembly with state ministers.

 

“The Department of Health has conducted a review of the Covid19 scenario and our preparedness. We have issued a notice for other people with symptoms to be tested and positive samples to undergo genome sequencing. We have pleaded with other people to wear masks,” says BK. Mohapatra, Director of Health, Odisha.

“The Center has ordered positive Covid-19 samples to be sent for genome sequencing. Yesterday, we started randomly sampling 2% of foreign passengers at Pune International Airport. We have six hundred hospital beds for isolation,” says the Medical Officer of the Department of Health. , Municipal Society of Pune.

The Ministry of Health has increased vigilance in public places. Arrangements will be made at foreign airports such as Coimbatore, Chennai, Trichy, Madurai for random RTPCR testing of passengers in accordance with the central government’s order, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said. .

I call on the other people in Karnataka to take the booster dose as soon as possible. People wear masks, especially indoors and maintain social distancing. Today, Union Health Min is presiding over an assembly with us and will abide by the Center’s rules accordingly. : Minister of Health of Karnataka, K Sudhakar

“The Union Health Minister wrote a letter to Rahul Gandhi even before the Indian government declared a medical emergency in the country or discussed the new variant of Covid. There hasn’t been much effect in India. But we have to be vigilant,” the congressional leader said. Digvijaya Singh

On Tuesday, December 27, a simulated emergency reaction training will be held to treat COVID19 cases in hospitals across the country. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will also oversee a government hospital, the resources said.

“The Government of India approves the nasal vaccine. It will be used as a heterologous reminder and will be made available first in personal hospitals. It will be included in the COVID19 vaccination program as of today”, official sources

“The purpose of our government is to turn physical care into holistic fitness care. In line with the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘One Nation, One Health’, we have jointly controlled COVID. 220 million doses of vaccines have been administered,” Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. .

“There’s no need to worry about COVID19, but we’ll have to be vigilant. Everyone is requested to practice personal hygiene and those who have not been vaccinated against covid, take it immediately and take a booster dose,” Telangana’s fitness said. the minister said. Harish Rao

Delhi recorded 10 cases of COVID-19 with a higher positivity rate of 0. 41% and one death on Thursday, according to data shared by the Department of Health. Delhi recorded five cases with a positivity rate of 0. 19% and one death on Wednesday. With the new cases, the number of COVID-19 cases in the country’s capital rose to 2,007,112, while the death toll rose to 26,521. A total of 2,421 tests were carried out the day before. Fifteen beds are occupied in COVID-19 hospitals while 18 patients are in home isolation.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced Omicron’s new BF subvariant on Thursday. At a press conference, Kejriwal said the dominant subvariant in Delhi is XBB, which has been detected in 92% of the samples so far. The Chief Minister also gave orders to send all positive cases to genome sequencing, building a policy of preventive dosing and manpower in hospitals. He ordered officials to download pre-approval for the procurement of mandatory must-have parts and for machines in all hospitals.

On Thursday, the Indian Medical Association urged citizens to avoid public gatherings such as weddings, political or social gatherings, as well as abroad, amid a surge in Covid cases in some countries. In a notice, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) also appealed to others. take COVID-19 vaccines, add the precautionary dose, and stick to appropriate Covid behavior, such as wearing masks in public places and maintaining social distancing criteria to “overcome the nearby Covid outbreak. “

Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav said on Thursday that the state government was fully prepared for a surge in COVID-19 cases. school principals, asking them to prepare in case of an outbreak of the new variant of the coronavirus. Hospitals are fully prepared and testing and vaccination are in full swing. Medical services have medicines and a good source of oxygen. People will also need to take protective precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the fitness minister said.

Maharashtra’s fitness branch said last Thursday that 2% of foreign passengers arriving at the state’s airports will be randomly screened amid fears of an imaginable spike in COVID-19 cases due to the detection of the Omicron subvariant BF. 7 believed to be guilty. for the latest outbreak of infections in neighboring China. The state government has not made masks mandatory for people, but has urged their use by seniors and high-risk populations, adding those with comorbidities (who have existing diseases), the fitness branch said in a statement.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned he opposed complacency, called for strict surveillance and ordered ongoing surveillance measures to be strengthened, especially at foreign airports. “Covid is not over yet,” Modi reiterated at a high-level review assembly on Covid. and suggested other people wear masks in crowded places.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold an assembly (23 December) with state and territorial health ministers on the rise in COVID-19 cases in some parts of the world.

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