DEHRADUN : Social activist Anoop Nautiyal, on Monday, suggested five measures to the Uttarakhand government to tackle the situation while keeping in mind the daily COVID-19 caseload rising in the state amid reports of the new variant Omicron spreading in different countries.
The five steps suggested by Nautiyal include • Intensifying the anti-COVID vaccination drive to cover the entire population of the state as fast as possible •Stepping up testing •Resumption of contact tracing •Tightening surveillance •Testing at the borders besides a renewed emphasis on COVID-appropriate behaviour. "In the light of Omicron, my suggestion is to vaccinate the remaining population of 30 lakh people on a war footing, ramp up testing three times