The Lok Sabha began a discussion on the Covid-19 pandemic and various aspects related to it in the country, with members of the opposition and government taking potshots at each other over handling of the pandemic and vaccination.

Initiating the debate, under Rule 193, Shiv Sena member Vinayak Raut said that only a third of Indians have received both doses of the vaccine so far and urged the government that there should be specific guidelines on the new Omicron variant.