Third wave on mind, J&K administration reviews Covid tackling plan

Srinagar, June 12

J&K Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on Saturday chaired a meeting to oversee the preparation of an action plan for tackling a possible third wave of Covid in the Union Territory based on the recommendations of an expert advisory committee.

The committee is headed by Professor Mohammad Sultan Khuroo. The Chief Secretary complimented the efforts of the Health and Medical Education Department in combating the pandemic by maintaining high-level testing and vaccination rates, and ramping up Covid-dedicated medical facilities, an official spokesman said.

Mehta emphasised the need for strict enforcement of Covid-appropriate behaviour in addition to vigorous vaccination drives for successful containment of the disease.

The Health and Medical Education Department was asked to constitute a medical advisory team consisting of field experts in virology, epidemiology and microbiology to provide multi-dimensional scientific recommendations for evidence-based scientific management of Covid. — PTI