Corona has taken a frightening form in China. There is a crowd of patients in the hospitals. Meanwhile, necessary steps are being taken in India to prevent Covid. Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that as per the directions of the Union Health Ministry, mock drills will be conducted in all government hospitals to ensure that all infrastructure, including oxygen plants and oxygen generators, which were in place during the previous COVID-19 outbreak, are operational. were installed during the waves, they are in active mode.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had a video conference with the health ministers of all the states. After this, Minister Sudhakar said that every day 5 to 6 lakh new cases of COVID-19 are being received in the world. He said that 80 percent of the new cases are coming up in 10 countries including China, Japan, Taiwan, America, Europe and New Zealand.
In the meeting, all the states were told how COVID-19 is increasing in different countries of the world for the last three months. At present the number of active cases in India is 0.03%. A major reason for this is that the entire population of the country has received two doses of the vaccine. Along with this, the immunity system of Indians is also better. That is why we are in a better position to fight the spread of COVID-19.
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Minister K. Sudhakar said that according to the new variant strain BF.7 ‘R’ value of corona virus, it is capable of spreading from one person to 17-18 people. Therefore it is highly contagious. Along with this, the Union Health Ministry has also asked the states to increase testing and lay emphasis on screening.
According to a report of an American organization, about one million people may die from Kovid-19 in China alone next year. Regarding this, Minister Sudhakar said that China’s vaccination process, the level of vigilance of the people, the population of the elderly and their health problems could be the reason for this.
COVID-19 which started 2 years ago is still not completely over. Therefore, people have been appealed to be more alert and get booster dose done as soon as possible. At the same time, a meeting was held under the leadership of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. In this, instructions were given to compulsorily send positive cases for genomic sequencing to track the new variant. Along with this, senior citizens will be given booster dose on priority basis.
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