Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya speaks to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan over COVID scenario

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday spoke to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over rising coronavirus instances within the state and sought his cooperation in managing the scenario.

Kerala has been witnessing a surge within the instances, with 49.85 per cent of the overall COVID-19 instances within the nation being reported from the southern state. “The Central Government’s team headed by NCDC has returned from Kerala & submitted its report. I have spoken with the Chief Minister of Kerala, @VijayanPinarayi ji, over the phone and discussed the matter of the rising #COVID19 cases in the State,” Mandaviya tweeted.

I’ve additionally written a letter to CM Vijayan Pinarayi ji for taking extra proactive measures and precautions to manage the continuing scenario in Kerala.I’ve sought the State’s cooperation in managing the scenario and have assured Central Government’s full help. (2/2)
— Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) August 4, 2021
“I have also written a letter to CM Vijayan Pinarayi ji for taking more proactive measures and precautions to control the ongoing situation in Kerala. I have sought the State’s cooperation in managing the situation and have assured Central Government’s complete support,” he stated in one other tweet.

The Centre had despatched a six-member workforce to Kerala and it had shared among the observations with the state on the general administration of the scenario. Kerala had on Tuesday reported 23,676 recent COVID instances, pushing the overall an infection depend to 34.49 lakh, with the variety of individuals succumbing to the virus touched 17,103 after 148 extra deaths, officers stated.