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New Delhi, Dec 21: In light of the sharp increase in instances in China, the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya presided over a meeting on Wednesday to review the Covid situation in India.
The health minister met with representatives of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the department of biotechnology as concern over a repeat of history extended to neighbouring countries.
"In view of rising cases of #COVID19 in some countries, reviewed the situation with experts and officials today. COVID is not over yet. I have directed all concerned to be alert and strengthen surveillance. We are prepared to manage any situation," tweets Union Health Minister pic.twitter.com/C2PIygymS6
— ANI (@ANI) December 21, 2022
China has fallen into chaos as a result of the government’s decision to abandon the zero-Covid policy’s rigorous lockdown limits. Even if the administration disputes that the death toll has reached double digits, crematoriums around the nation are overflowing with the enormous stream of the dead.
Numerous medical professionals and top authorities on health and welfare attended the meeting in Delhi, which was presided over by health minister Mandaviya.
Bharati Pawar, India’s Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, VK Paul, a member of the government’s core team for the Covid-19 pandemic response, Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary of the Union Health Ministry, Dr. NK Arora, Chief, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI), Nivedita Gupta, ICMR scientist, Atul Goyal, Director of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), and Raj were present at the meeting.
“Covid is not over yet. I have directed all concerned to be alert and strengthen surveillance,” Mansukh Mandaviya said after the meeting concluded.
