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War Against COVID 19

CENTRE SENDING TEAM

The Center is sending teams to places where
immunisation rates are low, illnesses are on TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
the rise, and health infrastructure is lacking. In
the fourth week of December, Prime minister
chaired a high-level meeting to assess the
situation, Omicron, and preparedness of
health systems across the country in order
to guarantee early detection of patients for
COVID-19 prevention and treatment. To control
the spread of infection, he added, effective The struggle against Covid, a global
pandemic, is far from over. Even now, in
contact tracking should be prioritised. such a setting, the need of continuing
The Prime Minister told officials that the to follow Covid's safe behaviour is
central government should send teams to critical. Following all of the instructions
help alleviate the situation in areas where at the individual level is a wonderful
immunisation rates are low, cases are rising, weapon in combatting Covid, according
and health infrastructure is lacking. In addition, to the experience of fighting the global
the Prime Minister emphasised the importance epidemic of Covid thus far. When it
of building health systems in states, beginning comes to the new versions, we must
at the district level, at this discussion. The be cautious and cautious, and we must
states were encouraged at the meeting to be make full use of masks. We also don't
attentive and monitor the infection, doubling have to remember to do things like
rate, and clusters of new cases in their districts, wash our hands every now and then.
as well as to take all necessary safeguards and Yes, we must bear in mind that we
should not be alarmed, but we must be
not to relax their vigilance. cautious and vigilant.

PRIME MINISTER
NARENDRA MODI Precautionary
Vaccination
MADE THREE MAJOR of adolescents Precautionary vaccine to people
vaccine to
above 60 years of
ANNOUNCEMENTS IN of 15 to 18 years healthcare and age on the advice of
HIS ADDRESS TO THE from January 3. frontline workers their doctor from
from January
COUNTRY - 10. January 10.

major announcements: adolescents aged 15 to to help schools return to normalcy, as well as
18 years will be vaccinated beginning January 3. alleviate the concerns of parents of school-aged
Also, healthcare and frontline workers will be given children. India began delivering vaccines to its
precautionary dose of vaccine beginning January population on January 16, 2021, and it is as a
10, and 10 million people will be vaccinated by the consequence of the country's citizens' united
end of the year. On the suggestion of their doctor, effort and will that India has already exceeded
other unwell senior persons over the age of 60 the extraordinary and extremely challenging
will be given a preventative vaccine beginning in aim of 148 crore vaccine doses. Not only that,
January. the vaccine has been administered to over 61
The decision to vaccinate teenagers is likely percent of India's adult population. Similarly, a

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