New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday said that India has “already fought a tough fight against Covid and this lesson should be used to refocus efforts against the Omicron variant”. pandemic as well as ensuring the welfare of the people.
Mandaviya stressed on the continuing need to follow COVID appropriate practices along with a renewed and stringent focus on containment measures to address the current surge.
The Health Minister, who reviewed public health preparedness for COVID-19 and the progress of the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign, said that globally the country is likely to witness a three to four-fold increase in COVID-19 cases compared to its earlier peaks. are experiencing.
With the Omicron variant being highly permeable and a high surge in cases could impact the medical system, he advised the states to leave no stone unturned in augmenting the infrastructure to manage the high growth so that India is not able to cope with the spread of COVID-19. to avoid the case.
Stating that the preparedness and security measures remain the same irrespective of the forms of COVID-19, Mandaviya urged the states to re-activate their teams to work at the ground level and strengthen surveillance and control mechanisms.
The Union Health Ministry in a release then held a comprehensive and detailed discussion on various aspects of COVID management, including improving hospital infrastructure, increasing testing, stringent preventive measures to break the chain of transmission and appropriate handling of COVID-19. Emphasis is included. public.
Serious bottlenecks in medical infrastructure were also discussed during the virtual meeting of Health Ministers of various States and Principal Secretaries/Additional Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories.
Meeting held in view of increasing cases omicron The recent decisions to roll-out vaccination for the age group of 15-18 years and precautionary doses for the identified vulnerable sections were chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan.
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