Health Secy urges CG to verify spike in COVID-19 circumstances

The Union Health Secretary has written to Chhattisgarh, urging the state authorities to take speedy steps to curb the spike in COVID-19 circumstances. According to info, comparable letters have been shot to Maharashtra, Kerala and West Bengal as these states are
reporting an upsurge within the variety of every day new circumstances within the latest days. These 4 states comprise 59% of the overall lively circumstances in nation.

These states have been suggested to take care of a ‘strict vigil’ and to take steps to maintain a verify on the rising circumstances, particularly in view of the brand new pressure of the virus being noticed in sure nations which has additionally been reported in just a few states in India

The Health Secretary has drawn the eye of the states to the low and declining testing charges in states, stating that any laxity at this vital junction might squander the outcomes of our collective actions in containing the transmission.
They have been suggested to research the surge on the district and sub-district ranges to grasp the explanations for this rise and plan enough measures proactively to curb the identical.