NEW DELHI : In wake of emergence of the highly mutant coronavirus variant Omicron in some countries, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday extended the enforcement of nationwide covid-19 containment measures till December 31.
In an order, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla asked states and UTs to strictly adhere to the November 25 advisory issued by the Union Health Ministry, recommending rigorous screening and testing of all international arrivals. "Further the contacts of these international travellers must also be closely tracked and tested as per MoHFW guidelines and the samples of travellers turning positive are sent to the designated The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) Genome Sequencing Laboratories