Focus on Covid appropriate behaviour, accelerate vaccine drive: PM Modi at Omicron review meeting [Highlights]

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  • Amid a spurt in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on Sunday with particular focus on the preparedness in wake of rise in Covid-19 infections fueled by the Omicron variant.
  • The prime minister emphasised on the need to ensure effective usage of masks and physical distancing measures as a new normal to control the coronavirus spread. PM Modi also stressed the need for effective implementation of home isolation for mild/asymptomatic COVID cases and to disseminate the factual information to the community at large.
  • PM held a video conference meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and officials of the ministry of home affairs and MoHFW to assess the COVID-19 pandemic situation, ongoing preparedness of health infrastructure and logistics, status of the vaccination campaign in the country and the emergence of new Covid-19 variant Omicron and its public health implications for the country, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) informed while giving details of the meeting.
  • The prime minister stressed ensuring adequate health infrastructure at the district level. He asked officials to maintain coordination regarding this with the states.
  • He directed to accelerate the COVID vaccine drive for adolescents in mission mode.
    “The presentation brought attention to India’s consistent efforts towards the vaccination campaign, with 31% adolescents aged 15-18 years having been administered with the 1st dose so far within 7 days. PM noted this achievement and urged to further accelerate the vaccine drive for adolescents in mission mode,” the PMO said.
  • The PM also exhorted that precaution COVID vaccine dose for healthcare workers, front line workers should also be taken up in mission mode.
  • PM Modi said a meeting with chief ministers of states to be convened to discuss state-specific scenarios, best-practices and the public health response in view of rising COVID cases.
  • Tweeting about his COVID meeting, PM Modi said he had a detailed conversation with ministers and officials on the prevailing pandemic situation and vaccination drive.
    “Had extensive discussions on the prevailing COVID-19 situation. Reviewed the preparedness of healthcare infrastructure, the vaccination drive, including for youngsters between 15 and 18, and ensuring continuation on non-COVID healthcare services,” PM Modi tweeted.
  • The meeting was attended by Shah, Mandaviya, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) NITI Aayog, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Union Home Secretary AK Bhalla, Secretary (MoHFW) Rajesh Bhushan, Dr Balram Bhargava, DG ICMR and other officials of Civil Aviation, External Affairs ministries.

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