Covid meet : PM urgers to wear mask and increase testing.
<p>On increase of Covid again across the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a high-level meeting Thursday on COVID-19, urged the need for strengthened surveillance with a focus on genome sequencing, increased testing, and masks in crowded public places.He said, “Follow Covid-appropriate behaviour at all times, including wearing masks at crowded places, especially in view of upcoming festivals.” He also stressed on the need for the ‘precautionary dose’, especially for vulnerable and elderly groups.Also read : “As Soon As I Find Someone Foolish…” : Elon Musk Soon to quit as Twitter CEO.During the meeting, Modi directed officials to ramp up testing and also genomic sequencing efforts. States have been asked to share a larger number of samples with the designated INSACOG Genome Sequencing Laboratories (lGSLs) for genome sequencing on a daily basis, the PMO said.He advised states to audit Covid-specific facilities to ensure operational readiness of hospital infrastructure, including </p>
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On increase of Covid again across the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a high-level meeting Thursday on COVID-19, urged the need for strengthened surveillance with a focus on genome sequencing, increased testing, and masks in crowded public places.
He said, “Follow Covid-appropriate behaviour at all times, including wearing masks at crowded places, especially in view of upcoming festivals.” He also stressed on the need for the ‘precautionary dose’, especially for vulnerable and elderly groups.
During the meeting, Modi directed officials to ramp up testing and also genomic sequencing efforts. States have been asked to share a larger number of samples with the designated INSACOG Genome Sequencing Laboratories (lGSLs) for genome sequencing on a daily basis, the PMO said.
He advised states to audit Covid-specific facilities to ensure operational readiness of hospital infrastructure, including oxygen cylinders, PSA plants, ventilators and human resources. During the high-level meeting on Covid-19, PM Modi was informed that there is adequate availability with regard to medicines, vaccines, and hospital beds.
Prime Minister Modi was briefed that India has been witnessing a steady decline in cases with average daily cases falling to 153 and weekly positivity down to 0.14 per cent in the week ending December 22.
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