In view of the spread of Covid-19 in China and Japan, Rajasthan has swung into action.Soon after the Central Government issued instructions, the Health Department of the state has asked all District Collectors to get the genome sequencing done .
Rajasthan asks districts to do genome sequencing of all covid-19 positive cases in the state. The new Omicron sub-variant BF.7 has not been reported from the state so far.
Health Minister Raghu Sharma asked the officials to conduct a Dengue Mukt Rajasthan campaign from October 20 to November 3 to keep a check on the outbreak of dengue and other seasonal diseases.
The Rajasthan government has cancelled the leaves of health workers and decided to send nodal officers in areas affected by dengue and other seasonal diseases to run special campaigns, officials said Tuesday.