CORONA ENTERS TEMPLE OF DEMOCRACY! 400 PARLIAMENT STAFFERS TEST POSITIVE

New Delhi: As the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 continues to fuel a surge in the infection count across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a review meeting where he stressed upon the need to continue intensive containment and active surveillance in clusters reporting higher number of cases, and providing required technical assistance to states where the infection is surging rapidly.

He also underlined the necessity of using masks and boosting health infrastructure, and said there is a need for continuous research in testing, vaccines, pharmacological interventions, including genome sequencing as the coronavirus is evolving.

Just ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, which usually begins in the end of January, nearly 400 staffers working with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats and allied services have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last few days.