Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to review the COVID-19-related situation in the country at a high-level meeting this afternoon.
New Delhi: Coronavirus, the infectious disease, has once again started spreading its legs. The surge in the number of cases in China has raised alarm in other nations as well. The entire world knows its harmful effects in all sectors, apart from the huge number of deaths. Following the corona, the global economic slowdown, unemployment, and rise in the prices of essential commodities have caused uproar all over the world.
The Indian government has taken the Corona situation seriously. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to review the COVID-19-related situation in the country at a high-level meeting this afternoon.
The meeting comes a day after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the current COVID-19 situation and advised people to wear masks in crowded places, follow COVID guidelines, and get vaccines.
According to official sources, passengers arriving from China and other countries will have to go through random sample testing at airports in order to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. These steps are taken in view of the spike in COVID cases in China and several other countries.
Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China, and the US, the Union government on Tuesday asked all states and Union territories to get ready for the whole genome sequencing of positive samples so that emerging variants can be checked at the right time.
COVID-19 is still a public health concern around the world, with approximately 35 lakh cases reported each week.
