Telangana Chief Secretary takes stock of pandemic situation
The Hindu
Stresses on preventive measures for containing spread
Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar held a high-level meeting with senior officials here on Saturday to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the wake of rapidly increasing cases of Omicron variant in several States, including Telangana.
As the cases are on the rise, there is a need to exercise precautions and adequate preventive measures to contain the spread of the infection, Mr. Somesh Kumar said.
The managements of public transport systems, shops, malls, establishments, offices and others had also been instructed to ensure mandatory wearing of masks, maintaining physical distance, frequent sanitisation of premises, provision for hand hygiene and screening at entry points with infrared thermometer or thermal scanners, the Chief Secretary said at the meeting.