PM Urges Wearing Masks, Focus On Genome Sequencing, Increased Testing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- after a review meeting on Covid on Thursday amid the surge in China -- did not make masks mandatory, but advised their usage. He also emphasised the need for strengthened surveillance with focus on genome sequencing and increased testing for Covid. There has been concern after four cases of the virus variant playing havoc in China was detected in India. One of the cases surfaced as far back as July, the others in September and November.
