Uttarakhand News Round Of Meetings Started In States Regarding Coronavirus, Instructions Issued


Uttarakhand News: Amidst the increasing cases of ‘BF-7’ subvariant of Omicron variant of Coronavirus in China and some other countries of the world, several states held meetings on Thursday and gave proper instructions for the prevention of the epidemic and appealed to the people to They don’t panic. State governments have decided to conduct genome sequencing of the samples of travelers coming from abroad if they are found infected so that information about the type of virus can be obtained.

All the three patients of ‘BF-7’ have been cured in Gujarat.
The Gujarat government discussed the situation of Kovid-19 in the cabinet meeting in Ahmedabad. State Health Minister Hrishikesh Patel said that the situation of Kovid in the state is under control and no patient infected with Omicron’s subtype ‘BF-7’ is under treatment. After the cabinet meeting, he said that three people were found infected with this subtype of the virus, who have been cured in home quarantine.

It is believed that cases are increasing in China, Japan and America due to ‘BF-7’. According to a Gujarat government release, after the cabinet meeting, a separate review meeting of health officials of various districts was also called through video conference and they were given necessary instructions to deal with any situation. Officials said that two people who returned from abroad in Bhavnagar and Rajkot have been found infected with Kovid and their samples have been sent to Gandhinagar for genome sequencing.

MK Stalin directs Covid test for international air passengers
In Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin directed officials to test all passengers arriving at the international airport here for COVID-19 and if found infected, treat them as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The Chief Minister appealed to the people not to panic due to the outbreak of ‘Omicron’ in China. He also said that the Tamil Nadu government is fully prepared for the safety of the people.

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Chairing a high-level meeting with ministers and officials at the Secretariat, he stressed the need for continuous monitoring. The Chief Minister asked the medical officers to conduct full genome sequencing of samples of infected patients and also to conduct Covid test for patients suffering from influenza like illness (ILI) and severe respiratory infection.

Kerala also decided to conduct genome sequencing
At the same time, the Kerala government has decided to get genome sequencing of more samples done, so that the type of Kovid can be known. In Thiruvananthapuram, the Health Department of the Government of Kerala said in a statement that instructions have been issued in this regard. It has been said in the statement that the patients admitted to the hospital due to respiratory illness and high fever, sore throat and difficulty in breathing have been asked to test for Kovid. On the other hand, the Health Minister of Kerala said that the state has stepped up efforts for the prevention of Kovid.

Thermal screening of international passengers will be done in Maharashtra
Maharashtra Health Minister Tanaji Sawant said that there will be thermal screening of international passengers. he chief minister Eknath Shinde And told the assembly in Nagpur after a review meeting led by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that there is no case of BF.7 in the state and all district and city agencies are being made aware of the new subvariant of the virus and alert them have been asked to stay. At the same time, Fadnavis said that the nodal officer in every district will keep an eye on the situation. He also said that there is no need to panic, genome sequencing of samples is being done in the state.

Jharkhand government gave instructions for genome sequencing
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that he has given instructions for genome sequencing in all cases of corona infection. The Karnataka government has decided to conduct mandatory testing of patients suffering from Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Respiratory Illness (SARI) in the state. After a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Basavasraj Bommai on the subject of Kovid-19, Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar said that the government has also decided to make it mandatory to wear masks in closed places and air-conditioned rooms.

No case of BF-7 in Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that no case of Omicron’s subvariant BF-7 has been reported in Delhi so far. Kejriwal said during the press conference that till now the subvariant ‘XBB’ of Kovid has been confirmed in about 92 percent of the cases of infection.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday asked the state health department to launch a campaign to administer booster doses to the beneficiaries of anti-Covid-19 vaccines to effectively control the coronavirus pandemic. In a meeting with the officials of the health department, he said that if new cases emerge, the samples should be sent for genome sequencing. He said that Covid control rooms should be activated in all the districts.

Orders to increase the number of Kovid tests in Haryana, Punjab
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said that there is no need to panic, but people should follow precautionary measures like voluntarily wearing masks in crowded places. The Punjab health department asked the concerned officials to increase the number of daily Covid tests in the state to 10,000. Meanwhile, sources said that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann The Corona virus review meeting to be held on Thursday under the chairmanship of has been postponed and it is likely to be held on Friday.

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