Telangana state health minister T Harish Rao held a high-level meeting to review the preparedness for the situation arising out of the new variant of Corona.
Director of public health Dr G Srinivasa Rao said there was no need for people to panic over the new variant of Corona, as the government machinery was fully prepared to handle the surge in Covid-19 infections.
“All that the people should do is to strictly follow the Covid-19 guidelines, including wearing of masks, maintaining of physical distancing and regular sanitisation.
They should not let their guard down under any circumstances,” Rao said.
The director said a high alert had been sounded at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, though there were no direct flights from South Africa to Hyderabad.
The number of positive cases for Covid was stable in the state and there was no sudden increase in infections, he said.
