Corona alert issued in India!!!
Amidst the horror stories of coronavirus coming from China, the increase in infection in America, Japan, Korea has also raised ears in India. The Union health Ministry has issued an alert to all states on tuesday, asking them to conduct genome sequencing of new cases of coronavirus so that its variants can be accounted for through the INSACOG network. Could Know what instructions have been given by the central government to the State government and whether there is any preparation to impose Covid lockdown again in the country.
Health Secretary has written a letterAccording to the report of NDTV, Union health Secretary Rajesh bhushan has written a letter to all the states. In the letter, he has said that there has been a sudden spurt in new cases of corona in Japan, America, South Korea, brazil and China, so it is necessary that through INSACOG Network, we can identify different corona by conducting genome sequencing of corona positive cases. Get ready to track the Corona Variant. He further said, if any new corona variant is spreading in the country, then through this exercise we will be able to identify it on time and it will be convenient to prepare public health standards to deal with it.
Covid panel chief also ordered vigilance
Dr. nk Arora, chairman of the working group NTAGI, formed to monitor the Covid-19 cases in the country, has also advised to be cautious. Keeping in mind the increasing cases in China, Dr. Arora said on tuesday that it is very important that we keep a close watch on the Chinese situation, but at present there is no need to worry about it in the country. Our system is very vigilant and we need to keep it active continuously. As far as genomic surveillance is concerned, it is very important that we monitor the people who come in contact with every patient with corona symptoms.
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