On Saturday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Narendra Modi) presided over an important meeting with senior government officials to discuss the situation of India’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and the nationwide efforts to contain the pandemic. Vaccination procedures. This development occurs as people are increasingly concerned about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which was first discovered in South Africa and widely recognized by global infectious disease experts as carrying frequent mutations and a faster spread.

According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), today’s high-level meeting was actually chaired by Narendra Modi. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Prime Minister PK Mishra’s Chief Secretary, Union Health Minister Rajesh Bhushan and Niti Aayog member (Health) VK Paul were among the participants.

This is the second such meeting of the Prime Minister this month. Earlier on November 3, he met with officials from areas with low vaccination rates and their respective chief ministers.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Modi received a request from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (Arvind Kejriwal) to stop all flights from countries affected by the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus. It is worth noting that India has added several countries, including Hong Kong and Israel, to the list. Passengers need to take additional measures when entering the country, including infection testing after arrival.

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus was first discovered in South Africa and has since spread to several other countries, including Israel and Hong Kong. According to reports, in view of the recent relaxation of visa restrictions and the opening of international travel, this variant has a large number of mutations, and therefore has a serious impact on the country’s public health.

However, according to the central government, India has not reported cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, although concerns remain high. According to an announcement issued by the Federal Ministry of Health on Saturday, the country has reported 8,318 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, and the death toll has climbed to 4,67,933.

There are 10,967 new collections, for a total collection of 3,39,88,797. The current recovery rate is 98.34%, the highest since March 2020. Active cases accounted for less than 1% of the total number of cases, and the current number is 0.31%, which is the lowest since March 2020, at 107019 cases.

News Source : Hindustan Times