There was no need to panic over the XE variant of COVID-19 as the State has the infrastructure to handle any situation, Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan said.
Speaking to reporters after visiting the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Hospital here on Saturday, Mr. Radhakrishnan said that none from the State had so far tested positive for the new variant. The State was prepared to check the virus effectively if it were to spread here, he asserted.
“As it is said that XE variant can spread fast, there is a need to watch out the scenario in South Asian countries including Thailand and Singapore, besides China. However, there is no need to panic as the State has a well-established system of surveillance, prevention, detection and treatment protocol of COVID-19 patients,” he said.
