Amid Covid surge in China, Union Health Minister’s urgent meeting today
First Published: 21st December, 2022 10:00 IST
The country has reported 112 fresh infections over the last 24 hours -- down from Monday's 181
Amid the massive surge in Covid cases and deaths in China, India has once again put its focus back on its 4-fold strategy of test-track-treat-vaccination and adherence to Covid protocol.
The Centre has outlined a series of preparatory steps and Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a review meeting with top officials and experts today on the pandemic situation.
The government has said samples of all Covid positive cases should be sent daily to INSACOG genome sequencing labs mapped with all states and Union Territories. INSACOG is a forum under the Health Ministry to study and monitor various strains of Covid in India.
“ln view of the sudden spurt of cases being witnessed in Japan, United States of America, Republic of Korea, Brazil and China, it is essential to gear up the whole genome sequencing of positive case samples to track the variants,” read a letter from Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan to all states.
The country has reported 112 fresh infections over the last 24 hours — down from Monday’s 181 — and the number of active cases currently stands at 3,490, according to data from the Union Health Ministry.
Three deaths were recorded over the last 24 hours, two from Kerala and one from Maharashtra — taking the total to 5,30,677. According to the ministry’s website, around 220 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered so far under the nationwide drive.
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