Centre To Hold Review Meet With States, UTs Today Over Omicron Variant

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan will on Tuesday hold a review meeting with all states and Union territories over the omicron variant of coronavirus, people familiar with developments told Hindustan Times. The meeting is expected to take place at 10.30am, they added.

The scheduled meeting comes just a day after the Centre said on Monday no cases of the omicron variant have been detected in the country at present but pointed out that two clusters in Maharashtra and Karnataka are under investigation.

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said urged all citizens to remain vigilant, adding the Centre’s priority is their good health.

As the discovery of omicron, which was first found in South Africa, started making global headlines last week, countries across the world are once again on high alert to prevent its outbreak.