With the Omicron variant of coronavirus causing widespread alarm throughout the world, the Punjab government is preparing to ramp up testing to the high level of over 40,000 tests per day that the state was clocking earlier in August. The state also intends to concentrate on random testing of school pupils as well as those who congregate in public places. According to data from the state’s health department, as of December 3, the state had conducted 31,370 tests, with 63 positive instances having been reported. Following indications of an increase in instances of the new version in various areas of the world, as well as a probable third wave of Coronavirus in the state, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Om Prakash Soni ordered 40,000 daily Covid testing across the state on Tuesday.
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The meeting was attended by senior health officials, including Medical Education and Research Principal Secretary Vikas Garg; National Health Mission Managing Director Kumar Rahul; Punjab Health System Corporation Managing Director Bhupinder Singh; Health and Family Welfare Director Dr. Andesh Kang; Director Health Services O P Gojra; and civil surgeons and senior medical officers from across the state to “awareness the people of Punjab about the impending danger of a pandemic.” Soni ordered officials to begin making preparations on a war-footing level in order to deal with any potential emergency.
“According to the World Health Organization, RT-PCR tests are capable of identifying novel viruses; as a result, the maximum number of tests should be undertaken throughout the state,” said a state spokeswoman Soni ordered the establishment of separate wards for the admittance of suspected patients suffering from the new type. Officials from the health department were also instructed to make “concrete preparations for the arrival of travelers to Punjab from South Africa (from South Africa), Brazil (from Bangladesh), Botswana (from Botswana), China (from Mauritius), New Zealand (from Zimbabwe), Singapore (from Hong Kong), and Israel.
