Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 12: Union Heath Ministry on Wednesday informed that a total of 115 people died across the world due to the Omicron variant of coronavirus, out of which one death has been reported in India.
Addressing the Health Ministry briefing today, Joint secretary, Lav Agarwal said that, “Omicron is not common cold; it’s our responsibility to slow it down. Let’s maskup and get vaccinated, whoever is due. It’s fact they (vaccines) are helpful to an extent. Vaccination is critical pillar of our COVID response.”
“There should be a rational approach for medicine use. We are concerned about the overuse & misuse of drugs. Don’t overuse, it will have aftermath…Have warm water, do gargles in home care,” he added.
He further said that after Prime Minister Modi held a review meeting on the COVID-19 situation on January 9, the health ministry has revised the discharge policy with severity categorized into mild and moderate cases.
“Mild case discharge after at least seven days from testing positive and non-emergency for three successive days, no need for testing prior to discharge,” said Agarwal.
