Guidelines to prevent and contain the spread of mutant variant of conrona virus soon: Health Minister Dr.K.Sudhakar

Bengaluru, December 26, Saturday:Health department will discuss with home minsitry regarding prevention and containment of new variant of corona virus and come up with guildelines, said Health Minister Dr.K.Sudhakar.

Speaking to the media Minister also said that there will be new guidelines for new year celebrations and he will conduct a meeting with Home Department regarding this soon.

Responding about vaccine trails, Dr.Sudhakar said that third stage trials are being conducted including in our state. Anyone can voluteer to take the vaccine at this stage. I have personally appealed to many frontline warriors especially medical students to volunteer for trials.

1,638 out of 2,500 returness from the UK have been tested and 14 of them have been found positive. Their swab samples have been sent to NIMHNAS for gene sequencing to find out whether it is new strain of the virus. This process needs 48 hours. Once we get the reports it will be sent to central government. About 38,500 people have returned from UK to India. ICMR will collate reports from all states and then come up with a report, Dr.Sudhakar explained.

All necessary precautions are being taken at Airports. We have also made arrangements to test people who does not have negative report at Airports itself, Minister added.