As the government assesses its readiness to stop the spread of coronavirus, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that RT-PCR testing will be required for passengers arriving from China, South Korea, Japan, and Thailand. This occurs the day following a meeting between state ministers and the union health minister to discuss the situation and make sure that all necessary precautions are taken. An enormous increase in cases in China this month has drawn a lot of attention. According to statistics, the virus has infected about 18% of the country’s population in the first 20 days of December.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavia announced that RT-PCR tests will be conducted on passengers arriving from China, South Korea, Japan and Thailand
Passengers travelling internationally who are arriving from these nations will also be required to fill out the Air Suvidha forms to certify their current health status. A digital health and travel document called the Air Suvidha self-declaration form is currently needed by all visitors entering India.
Mandaviya tweeted on Friday after a meeting with state ministers that all stakeholders should be cautious and not panic since India has three years of experience handling pandemics and because the central government will offer all required help to fight pandemic
“In the meeting with State Health Ministers to discuss COVID-19, it was stressed the importance of being vigilant. There’s no reason to panic. We have three years of experience managing pandemics. The Central Government will offer all assistance necessary to battle COVID-19. Depending on the situation, we will respond. “.
Additionally, he underlined the importance of taking a preventative and proactive strategy to dealing with the pandemic by stepping up testing, mapping the human genome, and adopting COVID-appropriate behaviour.
“We will take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that the disease does not spread in the country. We are keeping a close eye on the worldwide Covid situation on a daily basis.”
Further Health Ministry Official has stated that Ministry does not have any reliable data available from China, however there has been reports on surge in the number of cases in China and Japan is also witnessing a sudden rise in cases and India is extremely alert.
On Friday, the health ministry also issued recommendations for the approaching holiday season, urging people to celebrate responsibly.
Despite lakhs of instances being reported worldwide, India has only been recording a few hundred cases per day
People in China are really concerned about the BF7 coronavirus strain. Throughout the country, thousands of new cases of Covid are recorded each day. More concerning is the fact that this growth in demand has resulted in a daily increase in the number of patients being admitted to hospitals, placing a pressure on the health care system in the second-largest economy in the world.
The Indian government has warned its member states against becoming complacent in light of events in China. It makes sense that the general public is concerned about the new strain.
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