Omicron variant of the virus. Further, it also emphasised that such events should be promptly investigated by the rapid response teams and contacts of all positive patients are traced and tested as per protocol as quickly as possible.
In a review meeting regarding public health preparedness, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan emphasised that officials must also monitor international travellers from ‘at risk’ countries who have tested negative.
Special emphasis should be given to symptomatic people, he said. A review of the monitoring mechanism for effective home isolation was stressed.
In view of the forthcoming winter season, they were advised that the prevalence of influenza-like illness (ILI)/severe acute respiratory infection