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War Against COVID Nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs high level
meeting; gave important instructions
COVID-19 including increasing cases of PM advised strict vigilance while
COVID-19 in several countries. The Prime cautioning against laxity.
Minister stressed the need to ensure that all Emphasized on precaution dose
COVID infrastructure at all levels is maintained vaccination.
at a high level of preparedness in terms of Advised to follow the appropriate
equipment, processes and human resources. behaviour against Covid.
He advised the states to conduct an audit Emphasized the need to increase genome
of COVID specific facilities to ensure quick sequencing and testing.
operationalization of infrastructure facilities
in hospitals including oxygen cylinders, PSA
plants, ventilators and human resources. VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
The Prime Minister directed the officials
to speed up the efforts related to genome EVIDENCE OF COUNTRY'S CAPABILITY
sequencing along with covid testing. States AND STRENGTH
have been asked to share a large number Taking continuous steps active patients in India is
of samples with the Designated Genome towards making a safe and
Sequencing Laboratories (IGSLs) of INSACOG healthy India, a total of
for genome sequencing every day. This will 3,468
help in timely detection of new variants, if 220.07 and the active case rate
any, spreading in the country and facilitate is 0.01%. In the last 24
taking necessary public health measures. crore vaccine doses have hours, 188 new cases
Prime Minister Modi urged everyone to follow been administered in the were reported. Also, the
COVID-appropriate behaviour at all times. country till 28 December current recovery rate is
The Prime Minister also urged that preventive 2022. It includes 95.12 98.8 per cent. In the last
vaccinations should be encouraged for crore second dose and 24 hours, 141 people
especially vulnerable and elderly groups. He 22.38 crore precaution recovered, the total
advised regular monitoring of the availability dose. In the last 24 hours number of people who
and prices of essential medicines. Highlighting have recovered so far is
the commendable work of frontline healthcare 90,529 vaccine
workers the Prime Minister exhorted them to doses were administered. 4,41,43,483
continue working with the same selflessness As on date, the number of Data as of 28 December 2022
and dedication.

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