PM asks officials to review plans for easing of international travel curbs

PM Modi on Saturday chaired a comprehensive meeting to review public health preparedness and vaccination related to Covid, says PMO

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PM Modi was briefed on Saturday about global trends on Covid and he also reviewed national situation relating to coronavirus cases, says PMO

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked officials at a high-level meeting to review plans for easing of international travel restrictions amid rising global concerns over a new strain of the coronavirus, which the World Health Organization has named 'Omicron'. The variant has been classified as a highly transmissible virus of concern.

PM Modi chaired a comprehensive meeting, which lasted for almost two hours to review the public health preparedness and vaccination related situation for Covid-19, said Prime Minister's Office.

The meeting was attended by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P K Mishra, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and NITI Aayog member (health) Dr V K Paul among others.

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First Published: Nov 27 2021 | 2:28 PM IST

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