Telangana Well being Minister T. Harish Rao on Thursday urged folks to not panic in view of the surge in Covid-19 instances in different nations however suggested them to be vigilant.

He requested folks to look at private hygiene, whereas those that haven’t taken Covid vaccine ought to instantly take it, and people who haven’t taken a booster dose but ought to take it.

Following the recommendation of the Central authorities in view of the surge in lots of nations together with China, Harish Rao performed a high-level assessment assembly on Covid preparedness via zoom.

Secretary, Medical and Well being Syed Ali Murtuza Rizvi, Household Welfare Commissioner Shweta Mohanty, Director of Public Well being G. Srinivasa Rao, Director of Medical Schooling Ramesh Reddy and different officers attended.

The officers briefed the minister on the unfold and impression of Corona Omicron variant BF7 in varied nations and states.

Reviewing the Well being Division’s preparedness, he appealed to the folks to not panic as the federal government is geared as much as management the unfold of Covid-19.

Harish Rao stated that Telangana has already efficiently confronted Corona and stood as the perfect state within the nation.

He stated though the state isn’t witnessing unfold of Corona, he requested the officers to test all the things rigorously.

He requested officers to maintain human assets, medicines, oxygen and ICU beds totally prepared.

As per the directions of the Centre, constructive samples will likely be despatched to Gandhi Hospital for genome sequencing and passengers arriving at Hyderabad Airport will likely be screened.