Centre to hold review meet on Omicron with states today

Centre to hold review meet on Omicron with states today

Health authorities have tightened testing at airports, in the wake of the spread of the Omicron variant

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Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will hold a meeting on Tuesday with States to take a stock of the situation amidst concerns over the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

To curb its spread, health authorities have tightened testing at airports. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday ordered a review of plans to ease travel curbs in light of the new Covid-19 variant.

More to follow...
 

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