Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavya on Tuesday checked Covid amid the detection of cases of a new subvariant of Omicron in parts of the country.
The assembly concluded that the wearing of face masks and the appropriate habit for Covid deserve to continue, a Health Ministry official said.
With the emergence of new variants of Omicron, many countries are experiencing a sharp accumulation of Covid cases.
At the assembly with experts and fitness officials, Mandaviya reviewed the pandemic situation, the vaccination crusade and the global situation of new Covid variants, he said.
The minister insisted on tracking ports of entry, according to the statement.
Mandaviya under pressure wants to adopt good enough testing (with a higher proportion of RTPCR) and effective Covid surveillance to assess and spread infection in a timely manner.
He ordered officials to continue to focus on surveillance, i. e. through sentinel sites, adding surveillance of AIRS and OS cases, and whole genome sequencing (WGS) to look for any imaginable mutations that follow the identity of Omicron variants in other countries, he said.
He also suggested officials closely monitor covid hospitalizations and suggested officials increase the speed of vaccination, adding the precautionary dose to eligible beneficiaries, he said.
Mandaviya also the need for network awareness for the continued implementation of appropriate Covid behavior, especially in view of the upcoming festival season.
Additional Secretary Lav Agarwal gave a detailed presentation of the global situation of emerging Covid cases, basically in Europe and an investigation of Omicron variants, according to the statement.
The presentation included a detailed investigation of the Covid scenario in the country, as well as trends: reported cases, active cases, case positivity and verification prestige, as well as weekly checks across the state consistent with millions, adding the consistent percentage of RT-PCR, he said.
Additional Secretary Manohar Agnani made a presentation on the existing prestige of immunization in the country, its availability and state-by-state research on vaccine management, while highlighting the slowness in the delivery of precautionary doses.
The assembly was attended by Dr. Ajay Kumar Sood, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government, S Aparna, Secretary (Pharmaceuticals), Dr. Rajiv Bahl, DG ICMR, Dr. VK Paul, Member of NITI Aayog (Health) and Chairman of the National Technical Advisory Committee. NK Arora Immunization Group (NTAGI) with other senior officials from the Ministry of Health.