Around 35 lakh Covid cases are being reported weekly. (file)
new Delhi:
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will call an emergency meeting on Thursday amid a sudden spurt in Covid cases in several countries, officials said.
He said the Delhi government is monitoring the COVID-19 situation and the chief minister has directed the health department to ensure genome sequencing of samples and take other steps necessary to deal with any eventuality.
An official said on Wednesday, “The Delhi government is alert. Chief Minister Kejriwal has called an emergency meeting tomorrow regarding the corona virus.”
Amid a spurt in COVID-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, the central government on Tuesday urged all states and union territories to undertake whole genome sequencing of positive samples to track emerging variants. prepare the
In a letter to states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan had said that such an exercise would enable timely detection of new variants, if any, running in the country and facilitate necessary public health measures Will provide
The public health challenge of COVID-19 still remains worldwide, with about 3.5 million cases reported weekly.
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