Surveillance being stepped up in Odisha amid Covid scare

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: With the Centre issuing an alert to states over chance of a renewed surge in Covid instances, the Odisha authorities on Wednesday directed officers to strengthen surveillance methods for entire genome sequencing and provoke containment measures.

While the present wave in China, which is being pushed by Omicron sub-variant BF.7, has already been detected in a pattern in Odisha and two others in Gujarat in October. No new case of BF.7 has been detected within the state since then.  

Health officers stated a girl who had examined optimistic on September 30 was detected with BF.7, which was neither a variant of concern (VOC) nor a variant of curiosity (VOI) at the moment. She obtained examined for her journey to the USA and was asymptomatic.

In final three months since, no different pattern of BF.7 has been detected in Odisha. The lady and her household are within the USA since October. None of them have had any signs since their departure from India, the officers knowledgeable. The Health and Family Welfare division, nonetheless, has emphasised the significance of being ready and remaining alert particularly in view of the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations, and likewise hockey World Cup in January.

Health secretary Shalini Pandit directed all collectors, CDMOs, medical faculties and hospitals together with the civic our bodies to stay vigilant to formation of Covid clusters. She requested them to ship all RTPCR optimistic samples to the closest laboratory of Indian SARS CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) community to hold out entire genome sequencing for identification of any new and rising coronavirus variant on the earliest.

The well being secretary instructed officers to observe the testing targets, monitoring, treating, contact tracing and vaccination in addition to guaranteeing that folks observe Covid acceptable behaviour scrupulously to allow well timed detection of newer variants and facilitate instant containment measures.

The state authorities can also be making elaborate preparations for Covid testing and surveillance in the course of the hockey World Cup. A protocol is being developed to be adopted by the gamers, officers and guests.  
Meanwhile, the state reported two new Covid instances in final 24 hours. The energetic instances stood at 45. As many as 5,456 samples have been examined in the course of the interval.

Health secretary Shalini Pandit directed all collectors, CDMOs, medical faculties and hospitals together with the civic our bodies to stay vigilant to formation of Covid clusters. She requested them to ship all RTPCR optimistic samples to the closest laboratory of Indian SARS CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) community to hold out entire genome sequencing for identification of any new and rising coronavirus variant on the earliest.

The well being secretary instructed officers to observe the testing targets, monitoring, treating, contact tracing and vaccination in addition to guaranteeing that folks observe Covid acceptable behaviour scrupulously to allow well timed detection of newer variants and facilitate instant containment measures.

The state authorities can also be making elaborate preparations for Covid testing and surveillance in the course of the hockey World Cup. A protocol is being developed to be adopted by the gamers, officers and guests.  
Meanwhile, the state reported two new Covid instances in final 24 hours. The energetic instances stood at 45. As many as 5,456 samples have been examined in the course of the interval.

BHUBANESWAR: With the Centre issuing an alert to states over chance of a renewed surge in Covid instances, the Odisha authorities on Wednesday directed officers to strengthen surveillance methods for entire genome sequencing and provoke containment measures.

While the present wave in China, which is being pushed by Omicron sub-variant BF.7, has already been detected in a pattern in Odisha and two others in Gujarat in October. No new case of BF.7 has been detected within the state since then.  

Health officers stated a girl who had examined optimistic on September 30 was detected with BF.7, which was neither a variant of concern (VOC) nor a variant of curiosity (VOI) at the moment. She obtained examined for her journey to the USA and was asymptomatic.

In final three months since, no different pattern of BF.7 has been detected in Odisha. The lady and her household are within the USA since October. None of them have had any signs since their departure from India, the officers knowledgeable. The Health and Family Welfare division, nonetheless, has emphasised the significance of being ready and remaining alert particularly in view of the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations, and likewise hockey World Cup in January.

Health secretary Shalini Pandit directed all collectors, CDMOs, medical faculties and hospitals together with the civic our bodies to stay vigilant to formation of Covid clusters. She requested them to ship all RTPCR optimistic samples to the closest laboratory of Indian SARS CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) community to hold out entire genome sequencing for identification of any new and rising coronavirus variant on the earliest.

The well being secretary instructed officers to observe the testing targets, monitoring, treating, contact tracing and vaccination in addition to guaranteeing that folks observe Covid acceptable behaviour scrupulously to allow well timed detection of newer variants and facilitate instant containment measures.

The state authorities can also be making elaborate preparations for Covid testing and surveillance in the course of the hockey World Cup. A protocol is being developed to be adopted by the gamers, officers and guests.  
Meanwhile, the state reported two new Covid instances in final 24 hours. The energetic instances stood at 45. As many as 5,456 samples have been examined in the course of the interval.

Health secretary Shalini Pandit directed all collectors, CDMOs, medical faculties and hospitals together with the civic our bodies to stay vigilant to formation of Covid clusters. She requested them to ship all RTPCR optimistic samples to the closest laboratory of Indian SARS CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) community to hold out entire genome sequencing for identification of any new and rising coronavirus variant on the earliest.

The well being secretary instructed officers to observe the testing targets, monitoring, treating, contact tracing and vaccination in addition to guaranteeing that folks observe Covid acceptable behaviour scrupulously to allow well timed detection of newer variants and facilitate instant containment measures.

The state authorities can also be making elaborate preparations for Covid testing and surveillance in the course of the hockey World Cup. A protocol is being developed to be adopted by the gamers, officers and guests.  
Meanwhile, the state reported two new Covid instances in final 24 hours. The energetic instances stood at 45. As many as 5,456 samples have been examined in the course of the interval.