India Should Keep Close Vigil On China's COVID-19 Rise: Covid Panel Chief
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However, the expert said that there is nothing to panic about as the country's system is "vigilant".
Amid the rising COVID cases in China, a top Indian health expert on Tuesday cautioned the people while asking them to keep a close vigil on the situation in the country.
However, the expert said that there is nothing to panic about as the country's system is "vigilant".
The remarks were made by Dr NK Arora, Chairman of the COVID-19 working group NTAGI.
"It is an important thing that we keep a close vigil on the Chinese situation. But I would say that there is nothing to be panicked about. There is no need for getting too much worried. The system is very vigilant, we need to be very vigilant. As far as genomic surveillance is concerned, this is the most important part we are doing genomic surveillance of individuals with symptoms," he said.