Covid situation under control, but be vigilant: UP CM
While reviewing Covid situation in the state with the state-level Covid advisory committee and Team-9 officials, the chief minister gave necessary guidelines in the larger public interest.
While reviewing Covid situation in the state with the state-level Covid advisory committee and Team-9 officials, the chief minister gave necessary guidelines in the larger public interest.
The department officials briefed the Chief Minister about the Covid situation in the state and the measures in place to prevent it.
WHO reiterated the importance of vaccination and boosters to protect against severe disease and death for people at higher risk.
The meetings, to be held in the North Block office of the Ministry of Home Affairs, will be attended by the Lieutenant Governors of both the Union Territories of Ladakh and J-K.
"COVID is not over yet. I have directed all concerned to be alert and strengthen surveillance.," tweeted Union Health Minister.
Assembly elections are due in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Punjab in 2022, and the schedule is likely be announced in the first week of January, said the source.
What stirred the criticism was, the guideline which said that “institutional quarantine and safe home services may be re-opened if required (but after 30.09.2021 after Bhawanipur Assembly Election) to contain the Covid situation in Kolkata during and after Durga and Kali Pujas.”
From the ground level feedback received from panchayat representatives, it has been found that community feasts and outsiders’ participation in wedding functions turned into super-spreading events, he added.
Prime Minister thanked the entire medical fraternity & the paramedical staff for the exemplary fight displayed by them against the extraordinary circumstances of the second wave of Covid, adding that the entire country is indebted to them.
Officials said that the Prime Minister took stock of the situation related to health care facilities and vaccination in these states.
