Centre to maintain constant vigil…
Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav has said that the guidelines have been issued by the Centre in connection with a new variant of COVID-19, amid an uptick in the viral infection cases in some states.
On Monday night, Mr. Yadav visited Hamidia Hospital, the largest state government hospital in Bhopal, to look at the arrangements.
"The health department is working with full efficiency to deal with COVID-19 as well as all other diseases," Mr Yadav told reporters after visiting the medical facility.
"We have implemented guidelines issued by the Centre regarding a new variant of COVID-19 in the entire state," he said.
Mr. Yadav said the country got victory over the pandemic earlier also under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The CM also interacted with the attendants of patients during the visit to the hospital.
On Monday, the Centre asked states and Union Territories to maintain constant vigil due to the rise in COVID-19 cases and the detection of the first case of the new JN.1 variant.
On December 8, India's first case of Covid sub-variant JN.1 was detected in Kerala.
Earlier, a traveller from Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli district tested positive for the JN.1 variant in Singapore.
Edited By: Arusha Farooq
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