Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) conducted mock drill on Tuesday to check covid preparedness in Guwahati along with rest of the country.

The mock drill was conducted after Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya announced nationwide mock drill in view of new sub variant of BF.7 Omicron.

Few days back, official sources were quoted by ANI saying, “A mock drill for an emergency response to deal with Covid 9 cases will be conducted at hospitals across the country on Tuesday, 27th December, the Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya will also be participating in the Mock drill.”

The mock drill is being conducted amid fear of a Covid surge in the country in the wake of a spurt of Covid cases reported in China and other countries. The Union Ministry in India has started taking several proactive steps in this direction.

The Union Ministry of Health advised States on December 20 to significantly increase genome sequencing. A high-level meeting was also chaired by Union Health Minister on December 21 to review the COVID-19 situation & preparedness of the public health system for surveillance, containment & management of COVID-19.