Will not force people to get vaccinated: Union Health Minister on govt s plan of COVID-19 vaccine
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Updated: Monday, December 21, 2020, 15:46 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 21: In what comes as a recent development, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the much-awaited COVID-19 vaccine may be available in India by January next year and that a large workforce is being ready to launch vaccination programme across the country.
Dr Harsh Vardhan
During a press conference, the Health Minister also said that the government will make efforts to address various issues among people regarding the vaccine, but if somebody does not want to get vaccinated, the government will not force them.
‘New Coronavirus Strain Found In UK, No Need To Panic’ Published by GulteDesk December 21, 2020
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday reassured the people of the country that the Central government is alert about the new coronavirus strain emerging from the United Kingdom, adding that there is no need to panic.
“The government is alert. There is no need to panic,” said Union Minister while addressing the curtain-raiser press conference on India International Science Festival 2020. This comes after the UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock had on Sunday said that the new strain of coronavirus found in their country is “out of control”.
New Covid strain: No need to panic yet, Indian health minister says
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Emergency meeting underway to discuss emergence on new strain of coronavirus in Britain
.The Union Health Ministry in India on Monday called for an emergency meeting of its top advisors to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant of the novel Coronavirus in the UK.
“The government is alert. There is no need to panic,” Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on the discovery of the new strain of coronavirus in the UK.
The government is alert. There is no need to panic: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on the discovery of the new strain of coronavirus in UK pic.twitter.com/BnV09c0cbQ ANI (@ANI) December 21, 2020
India suspends all flights from UK till Dec 31, makes RT-PCR mandatory for transit flights
This comes as Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan reassured people that the government is alert and there is no need to panic. Representative image
Updated: Dec 21, 2020, 04:19 PM IST
As several European countries shut down travel to the United Kingdom due to fears about a new strain of the coronavirus, India has followed the suit and suspended all flights originating from UK till December 31. It has also made it mandatory for travellers arriving from UK in transit flights to undergo RT-PCR test.
Through Twitter, the Ministry of Civil Aviation informed that passengers arriving from UK in all transit flights should be subject to mandatory COVID-19 testing.
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