Amid an alarming surge in coronavirus infection, Union Health Mansukh Mandaviya will interact with health ministers of five states and a Union Territory to review the COVID-19 situation .
Mandaviya will virtually hold discussions with health ministers of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra, and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, an official source said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the COVID-19 situation in the country amid growing concern over the surge in cases driven by the Omicron variant of the virus.
The Prime Minister highlighted the need to ensure effective usage of masks, physical distancing as new normal to control COVID spread. He also called for ensuring continuity of non- COVID health services while managing COVID cases.
The Prime Minister also spoke about the importance for continuous scientific research in testing, vaccines and pharmacological interventions including genome sequencing given that the virus is evolving continuously.
PM Modi called for a meeting with chief ministers to discuss state-specific scenarios, best practices and the public health response.
A total of 1,59,632 new coronavirus infections were reported Sunday, the highest in 224 days, while the active cases rose to 5,90,611, the highest in around 197 days, according to Union Health Ministry data.
