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Omicron doesn’t escape RT-PCR, RAT: Centre
Updated On: 01 December, 2021 07:18 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Union govt asks states to step up testing; door-to-door vaccination scheme extended till December 31
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A medical worker collects a swab sample of a passenger at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI
Underlining that the Omicron variant of Coronavirus does not escape RT-PCR and RAT tests, the Centre on Tuesday advised states and UTs to ramp up testing and undertake effective surveillance of international passengers even as it asserted that no case of the new variant has been found as yet in the country.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level virtual meeting with states and UTs to review COVID-19 public health response measures and preparedness amid cases of Omicron variant being reported across various countries.
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