Will implement Covid-19 guidelines issued by Centre: Haryana minister Anil Vij

CHANDIGARH: Amid a recent spurt in Covid-19 cases in some countries, Haryana's health minister, Anil Vij, has reassured the public that there is no need to panic. He, however, encouraged people to take precautions such as wearing masks in crowded places and using hand sanitizer.
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Vij also stated that if the central government issues any specific guidelines related to Covid, they will be implemented fully in the state.
He said Haryana has adequate stocks of medicine and RT-PCR test facility in every district. Ventilators are also available in sufficient numbers.

"We are fully prepared to fight against corona. Taking experience from the previous Covid waves, we are ready in all respects," he said.
Vij further said "earlier there was a problem of oxygen but now we have installed PSA plants in all hospitals above 50 beds and there is no shortage of oxygen".

The sudden rise in positive cases in countries such as the US, Japan, Korea, Brazil and China has caused concern among Indian authorities.
The Centre has asked all states and Union territories to ramp up the whole genome sequencing of positive cases to understand the virus' new variants.
Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour, including wearing masks in crowded places, and getting vaccinated.
(With inputs from agencies)