More Delta Plus variants found in TN, Centre alerts State

Tamilnadu has so far reported nine cases of patients infected with Delta Plus variant, said ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava.

The Union Health Ministry has asked Chief Secretaries of seven States including Tamilnadu to take immediate containment measures in those districts where cases of patients infected with the Delta plus variant of Covid-19 have been found.

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan wrote to Chief Secretaries asking them to implement immediate containment measures and ensure proper adherence of Covid-19 measures.

Bhushan wrote to Chief Secretaries of Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, warning them against allowing people to intermingle and crowd.

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