Hyderabad: Health department to form Covid committee

Hyderabad: The state health department has decided to constitute a committee to track the behaviour of the novel coronavirus the world over, especially places like United States and Europe, which are reeling under the second and third wave of the pandemic.

The committee will also closely monitor the growing number of cases in India, especially Delhi and Kerala, to understand and predict patterns. This was decided in a high level review meeting held by the state health minister Eatala Rajender with senior health officials on Saturday.

While it was reiterated that Covid-19 is under control in the state currently, officials said that Covid-19 numbers are expected to increase in our state as a large number of residents travelled due to Bathukamma and Dasara. In addition, there was a discussion on the steps to be taken by the medical health department and the advice to be provided to the public in light of the view that the severity of the virus will increase with the onset of winter. The health minister also issued instructions for making preliminary arrangements to make the vaccine available to all if it becomes available.