After the high-level meeting, held to discuss strictures in the wake of BF.7 variant spread, helmed by Stalin came to an end, it has been decided to screen international passengers at the Chennai airport.
State and central governments are on high alert as four cases of this new variant have been reported in India. Three people in Gujarat and one in Odisha have been infected with BF.7 variant.
There has been an alarming surge in Covid cases in China, Japan, South Korea, France, and the United States.
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Covid
Preparations in India: While Delhi and Maharashtra will hold emergency
coronavirus meeting on Thursday, Gujarat, Karnataka and Mumbai have decided to
screen international passengers
The
concerning Covid-19 situation globally has put Indian states on toes. While
Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu will hold emergency coronavirus meeting on
Thursday, Gujarat, Karnataka and Mumbai have decided to screen international
passengers.
The
alarm was raised after coronavirus cases in China saw a massive surge, with top
epidemiologist and health economist Eric Feigl-Ding estimating that more than
60% of China and 10% of the world’s population is likely to be infected with
Covid-19 over the next 90 days. Though China figures show no-one died of Covid on
Wednesday but there is scepticism about the disease’s real impact. In recent
days hospitals in Beijing and other cities have been filling up as the latest
Covid surge hits China.
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will review the situation related to Covid-19 in the
country at a high-level meeting on Thursday afternoon. The meeting comes a day
after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the situation and asked
people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks in
crowded places, and getting vaccinated. Official sources have said random
sample testing will be done at airports for international passengers arriving
from China and other countries.