The Union Health Secretary has written to Chhattisgarh, urging the State Government to take immediate steps to curb the spike in COVID-19 cases. According to information, similar letters have been shot to Maharashtra, Kerala and West Bengal as these states arereporting an upsurge in the number of daily new cases in the recent days. These four states comprise 59% of the total active cases in country. These states have been advised to maintain a ‘strict vigil’ and to take steps to keep a check on the rising cases, especially in view of the new strain of the virus being observed in certain countries which has also been reported in a few States in India. The Health Secretary has drawn the attention of the States to the low and declining testing rates in States, stating that any laxity at this crucial junction may squander the results of our collective actions in containing the transmission.They have been advised to analyse the surge at the district and sub-district levels to understand the reasons for this rise and plan adequate measures proactively to curb the same. Aggressive implementation of the ‘Test-Track-Treat’ strategy adopted by the country has been strongly advised now more than ever by the Union Health Secretary. The health authorities in the States have also been advised to proactively promote wearing of masks and other COVID appropriate behaviours even while the vaccination drive is about to begin. It is important to ensure that there is no complacency in the collective efforts in containment and management of CIOVID-19, the Health Secretary has strongly reiterated.
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The government has never spoken about vaccination for the whole country: Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan
Cases of corona infection are increasing in the country and everyone is waiting for its effective vaccine to come. People are thinking that once the vaccine arrives, they will escape from the corona due to this, but it is completely wrong to think so. It is not necessary that you get it after the vaccine.
Darussal, Health Ministry says that the government has never said that vaccines will be applied to people from all over the country. On the question of time taken for vaccination of Corona vaccine, Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said, “I want to make one thing clear that The government has never spoken of vaccinating the entire country. “
He said “It is important that we discuss scientific issues that are based on factual information.” Director of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) K Balaram Bhargava said that the government’s objective is to break the transmission of the corona.
He said, “Vaccination will depend on the effect of the vaccine and we aim to break the transmission of corona infection. If we are successful in applying the vaccine to some people and can break the transmission, then we do not have to apply the vaccine to the entire population of the country.” Will fall. “The government dismissed the possibility of the vaccine deadline being affected by the alleged side effect on a Tamil Nadu man who took part in the Oxford vaccine trial.
Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that the deadline would not be affected. Volunteers who enter clinical trials already sign a consent form. In this, the volunteer is told that there may be some side effects in the trial.