Pune: The Minister of Health of Rajesh Tope on Wednesday ruled out all types of locking in the state after the emergence of omicron variants and emphasized the implementation of testing formulas, tracking, and care “3T” must be applied strictly, in addition to complying with the appropriate behavior of Covid.
He told Tii, “We do not think about any lock in the state today.
The State Task Force does not provide such directions.
We will strictly save tabs in the situation and receive calls in a restriction after the central guide, the state assignment unit and chairman Minister.
“The minister said the state assignment group observed that Omicron cases were sporadic and related to travel.
“Until now, Maharashtra has registered only 10 cases of omicron variants and all infected people only have mild symptoms.
We keep a close watch.
According to preliminary reports from the world and the state, the case is light.
Higher transmission is noticed, but the severity has not been established , “he said.
The country has sent 65 samples for genome sequencing.
With the omicron variant detected in 54 countries, the Maharashtra government emphasizes the country’s screening strategy of all foreign passengers who enter and then follow up by exploring high-risk and low-risk contacts.
Tope said local authorities must ensure that the norms issued by the state government are followed correctly, especially because there have been several meetings.
“The rules already exist and we hope that residents to follow the appropriate behavior of Covid,” he said.
The minister said the state would focus on increasing vaccination against Covid-19, so far, a total of 84% of the population in the state has received the first dose and 46% has been fully vaccinated.
“Today’s cabinet meeting (on Wednesday) also, emphasizes the second dose and traces those who have been abandoned,” he said.
Local administration will follow up 10% of health workers and front lines, which have not taken the second dose.
In the inability of several companies to track international travelers who arrived last month, he said the authorities had detail and all efforts made to track it.