The Centre has urged people to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour and avoid mass gatherings to keep disease transmission under check.
It has also asked States to review infrastructure preparedness, including re-establishment of field/makeshift hospital facilities to avoid any shortage in the eventuality of a potential surge in hospital admissions due to COVID-19.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the strict implementation of public health and social measures as COVID-19 cases surged in most countries of the Southeast Asia region.
It also said that though the Omicron variant of coronavirus may appear to be less severe, it should not be dismissed as “mild”, as health systems in many parts of the globe are being overwhelmed by the sheer number of hospitalisations. Also, not every case of COVID-19 is due to Omicron and other variants may cause severe disease.
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