In a virtual meeting with states and UTs on the public health response measures and preparedness amid reports of Omicron variant, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan advised states to not to let their guards down and keep a strict vigil on the international passengers coming to the country through various airports, ports and land border crossings.
Besides wooing the investors, the chief minister will also meet NCP leader Sharad Pawar which is considered to be politically significant. Banerjee, who is trying to create her own identity in national politics beyond Congress, will need the experience and help of Pawar. She will definitely try to convince Pawar so that he can become a significant face in the politics of the opposition.
“Right now, all members of the Trinamool Congress working committee are from West Bengal. Since our party is now expanding in other states, the leadership today decided to amend the constitution so that leaders from all regions can be inducted into the working committee,” party leader in the Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien, said after the meeting.
The Covid situation in the country, he said, is under control but measures are being taking to pervent it from spreading further.
Soon after the discovery of “multiple cases” of a variant B.1.1529 reported in three countries of South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana, the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on November 25, wrote to additional chief secretaries or principal secretaries or secretaries (Health) of all states and UTs and asked them to conduct rigorous screening and testing of all international travellers.
Listing the vaccines in the pipeline on the weekly health show, Health4All Online, presented by HEAL Foundation and IANS Wellness, Dr Arora said: “There is the Gennova mRNA vaccine, which I think is going to be the gamechanger for the entire world. The Phase-3 trial for it has started. It should be available in January to our people.”
In the same time span, a total of 190 deaths were reported pushing the toll to 4,68,980 across the nation.
The WHA May session this year decided to set up a working group to consider the findings and recommendations of a number of panels and committees on global preparedness for Covid-19 before starting their discussions on the potential new “legally binding agreement between nations,” on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported.
In an order, the Health Department has directed the hospital not to deny admission to patients infected with the new variant on any ground.
Tewari in his notice mentioned the farmers agitation, “During the course of the agitation many farmers lost their lives to the harsh weather, alleged use of force by the state and violent attacks on farmers lives, notably the incident that happened in Lakhimpur Kheri where farmers were allegedly run over by fast moving vehicles.
