No need to panic, follow COVID-appropriate behaviour: Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday asked the people not to panic in the wake of the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron and advised them to remain vigilant and continue following COVID-19 appropriate behaviour till the pandemic is over.

Addressing a gathering at a book launch event at the Upa Rashtrapati Nivas here, he also urged people to shed hesitancy and get themselves vaccinated against coronavirus at the earliest.

The vice president said the coronavirus pandemic has come as a big challenge for the entire human race, and appreciated the world's largest vaccination drive currently underway in India, an official statement of the Vice President Secretariat said.

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Naidu also referred to the transformational changes brought in governance over the past seven years.

These changes are both empowering and enabling 1.3 billion people to deliver on their potential, he said. "Be it life expectancy, financial inclusion, access to healthcare, employment, owning a house, or honouring entrepreneurial ability, the quality of Indian lives is getting better with each passing day," Naidu said.

(With inputs from ANI)