Health Minister To Hold Review Meeting Tomorrow Amid Global Covid Spike
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The minister will review the COVID-19 situation at 11 am on Wednesday considering the international scenario.
Amid a fresh spurt in COVID-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review the pandemic situation on Wednesday, official sources told PTI.
The minister will review the COVID-19 situation at 11 am on Wednesday considering the international scenario, they said.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Health Ministry urged all states and Union territories to ramp up the whole genome sequencing of positive samples to keep track of newer variants.
In a letter to states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said such an exercise will enable timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the country and will facilitate undertaking of requisite public health measures.
