COVID-19 | Centre advises States, UTs to ramp up testing for early detection of cases in the wake of Omicron
The Hindu
According to government officials, no case of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in India yet
Amid mounting concerns over the potentially more contagious coronavirus variant Omicron spreading to many countries, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan held a review meeting with States and UTs on November 30 and advised them to ramp up testing for early identification and management of cases.
While underlining that the new variant doesn’t escape RT-PCR and RAT tests, Mr. Bhushan asked States and UTs to ensure adequate infrastructure and supervised home isolation, a Union Health Ministry official said.
According to government officials, no case of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in India yet.
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