Stay Prepared For Covid Surge: Centre To States Amid Omicron Fear

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan held a review meeting with officials of states and Union territories yesterday and urged them to ensure availability of adequate buffer stock of eight critical drugs used for Covid treatment in view of the emergence of new variant Omicron. He also asked states and Union Territories to make sure hospitals are ready to deal with a possible surge in cases. We speak to doctors on measures states need to take.