“Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Chairs Meeting on ‘XE Variant’ of COVID-19”
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today chaired a meeting with the key experts and officials of the country on the new ‘XE variant’ of COVID-19. While reviewing the cases of COVID-19 in the country, he directed the officials to boost ongoing monitoring and surveillance of new variants and cases.
“Prioritizing Medical Infrastructure and Vaccination: Dr. Mandaviya Urges Continuous Review of Essential Supplies and Vaccination Drive”
On the medical infrastructure and resources front, Dr. Mandaviya directed officials to constantly review the availability of essential drugs and medicines required for Covid treatment. He further emphasized that the ongoing vaccination drive must be carried out at full pace and all eligible should be vaccinated.
भाजपा मुख्यालय, नई दिल्ली से प्रेस को संबोधन।
https://t.co/SQEGfbbYPC— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) April 12, 2022
The meeting was attended by Dr V.K. Paul, member, Health, NITI Ayog, Shri. Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Health, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, Dr Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR, Dr. N K Arora, NTAGI and other senior officials of the Health Ministry were also present in the meeting.
पूरे देश में आज 1,17000 से अधिक HWCs कार्यरत है, जो नागरिकों को ई-संजीवनी जैसी स्वास्थ्य सुविधाएँ उपलब्ध करवा रहे है।
16 से 22 अप्रैल तक पूरे देश में योग कार्यक्रम, हेल्थ मेला का आयोजन किया जाएगा व HWCs तथा स्वास्थ्य से जुड़ी योजनाओं के बारे में जागरूकता कार्यक्रम किए जाएँगे।
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) April 12, 2022
In his tweet in Hindi, he said the meeting review was also conducted on the rising cases of COVID-19 and the emergence of new variants. He said directions were also given to strengthen the monitoring and surveillance system further.
“WHO’s Cautionary Note on XE Variant’s Potential Infectivity Highlights Need for Further Confirmation”
The World Health Organisation (WHO) too warned about its potential for increased infectivity. However, the global health body has said that this finding wants further confirmation. Recombinant mutations arise when multiple variants of Covid infect a patient.
“Renowned Virologist Dr. Gagandeep Kang Addresses Concerns About XE Variant of COVID-19”
Top virologist Dr. Gagandeep Kang has said that the recombinant is not behaving like a significant threat. “Don’t worry about XE. Why are we getting obsessed with XE? Variants will keep on coming. This (XE) is not behaving currently like a significant threat. So calm down,” she said.