Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai together with State well being minister Dr Okay Sudhakar held a evaluate assembly on Thursday relating to the Covid-19 state of affairs within the state.
“Within the wake of recent variants being present in different international locations, Union Well being Ministry has directed states to ship samples of all new Covid circumstances for genomic sequencing and we have now already taken measures to implement the identical,” Karnataka Well being and Medical Schooling Minister Dr Okay Sudhakar had stated on Wednesday.
He additional added that sure precautionary measures must be taken within the wake of the worldwide state of affairs since Karnataka has a excessive influx of worldwide passengers.
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“We must take sure precautionary measures within the wake of the worldwide state of affairs. Karnataka has a excessive influx of worldwide passengers. We are going to begin screening passengers there. Whereas we have now achieved 100 per cent protection in two doses, the precautionary dose is but to be taken by lots of people,” he stated.
He had additional appealed to the residents to get their booster photographs.
In the meantime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level digital assembly to evaluate the COVID-19 state of affairs and its associated facets within the county.
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Union Residence Minister Amit Shah, Union Well being Miniter Mansukh Mandaviya and NITI Aayog Chief Government Officer Parameswaran Iyer had been amongst others who participated within the assembly.
The assembly comes a day after Union Well being Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the coronavirus state of affairs in a gathering with high-level officers. He urged folks to comply with COVID-appropriate behaviour and get vaccinated towards the virus. Emphasizing that COVID-19 just isn’t over but, he requested the officers to be absolutely equipped and strengthen surveillance.
There was an alarming surge in Covid circumstances in China, Japan, South Korea, France, and the US. The spike is blamed on the brand new Omicron sub-variant BF.7, which has additionally been detected in 4 Indian states.