The Union Health Ministry said that it will send teams to 10 states which are either reporting an increasing number of Omicron and Covid-19 cases or has a slow vaccination pace. According to the order issued by the ministry yesterday, these states are Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bengal, Mizoram, Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Punjab. Also on the list are Punjab and Uttar Pradesh both are due to hold elections in two months’ time. This comes days after the Allahabad High Court already flagged the Omicron threat, asking the Election Commission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider postponing polls by one or two months. The Centre’s teams will be deployed for five days, during which time they will work with state health authorities on improving testing and surveillance and enforcing Covid-appropriate behavior. They will also check on the progress of Covid vaccinations in each state, as well as review existing hospital infrastructure, including the availability of beds and medical oxygen.
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