AIZAWL: Mizoram has not yet reported a new Covid-19 variant and the state reported no Covid-19 cases for 15 consecutive days, an official said on Tuesday.
State spokesperson for COVID-19 Dr Pachuau Lalmalsawma the state has not reported BF. 7 variants yet.
He also said that the state did not report Covid-19 cases for 15 consecutive days on Tuesday.
He said that the state began screening on January 20, 2020, and reported the first Covid-19 case on March 24 that year.
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The state has so far 2,38,964 positive cases and 726 fatalities, he said.
More than 19.9 lakh samples have been tested for COVID-19, he added.
Meanwhile, a meeting of health officials was held on Tuesday because of the new variant, which is now spreading in various countries.
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The meeting decided that all hospitals should carefully screen people having symptoms of COVID-19 and even the common cold (influenza) to ensure that more samples are tested.
The meeting also urged people to adhere to Covid-19 appropriate behaviour like wearing a face mask, social distancing and hand washing.
The mock drill was held in all government hospitals on Tuesday because of the new Covid-19 variant.