Center alert regarding Corona, PM Modi called a high level meeting

Corona virus is wreaking havoc in countries like China, America, Japan etc. Meanwhile, the central government has come in full alert mode. The Prime Minister has called a high-level review meeting today. The situation of Corona in the country will be discussed in this meeting. Earlier yesterday, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a high-level meeting.

So far, three cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7 of Corona, which is spreading rapidly worldwide, have been reported in India. Two cases have been reported from Gujarat, while one case has been reported from Odisha. BF.7 is a sub-variant of Omicron's variant BA.5 and is highly infectious. Its 'incubation' period is short. It has a high potential to re-infect or even infect people who have been vaccinated (Covid-19). Officials said the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Center detected the first case of BF.7 in India in October.

In a Covid review meeting chaired by Health Minister Mandaviya on Wednesday, experts said that though the number of Covid cases have not increased in the country so far, there is a need for continuous surveillance to track existing and emerging variants. The minister asked people to follow the behavior related to prevention of spread of infection including wearing masks in crowded places and get vaccinated.

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी आज दोपहर एक उच्च स्तरीय बैठक में देश में कोरोना से संबंधित स्थिति की समीक्षा करेंगे।#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/kRqhHLxpfk

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