Adding to this, Medical Education Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil said that there are allegations that sanitisers, PPE kits, masks, or other medicines are being sold for a higher price. “So, if the need arises, we will step in and bring in rules, and this may also include the treatment for private hospitals. However, as of now, the situation has not warranted us to step into such a challenge. If necessary, we will do so,” he said.
Delhi 'Spurious' Drugs: L-G VK Saxena recommended a CBI inquiry into the procurement and supply of alleged spurious drugs to Mohalla clinics and some hospitals under Arvind Kejriwal government.
The Karnataka government has made it mandatory for all COVID positive patients to isolate at home for a period of 7 days. All symptomatic primary contacts must undergo testing.
It is essential to note that both the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, currently classify JN.1 as a Variant of Interest (VoI) and not a Variant of Concern (VoC).
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