Covid News Updates: Maha Govt to Set Up Task Force to Keep An Eye on Coronavirus Situation, Coordinate With Centre
News 18Covid-19 News Updates: Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases globally, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday held over an hour-long review meeting to discuss the coronavirus situation in the country. Advising Indians not to worry amid rising cases in China, Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of Serum Institute of India, said that we need not panic “given our excellent vaccination coverage and track record”. “In view of the sudden spurt in cases being witnessed in Japan, United States of America, Republic of Korea, Brazil and China, it is essential to gear up the whole genome sequencing of positive case samples to track the variants through Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium network,” he said. • Maharashtra health secretary said that following Union Health Ministry’s advisory, the state will send all samples for genome sequencing to Pune and Mumbai labs.