‘Mask up, take booster dose’: VK Paul's appeal amid China Covid surge
Hindustan TimesOnly 27-28 per cent of India's eligible population have taken the precaution dose of Covid-19, NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul on Wednesday and advised people to take the jab and wear masks in crowded places. Paul made the statements following a review meeting held by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Paul made the statements following a review meeting held by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya amid a surge in Covid cases globally, especially in China. The secretaries of health, department of Pharmaceutical, department of Biotechnology, Ayush, Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Rajiv Bahl, Paul and National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization Chairman Dr N K Arora attended the meeting among others. In view of th erise in cases in Japan, the US, Republic of Korea, Brazil and China, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday had urged all states and Union Territories to ramp up the whole genome sequencing of Covid positive samples to keep track of emerging variants.
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