Amid COVID surge in Kerala, Union Health Minister reviews situation in neighbouring Karnataka, TN

In a telephonic conversation with the health ministers of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the COVID-19 situation in these states bordering Kerala. 

New Delhi: With COVID-19 cases rising in Kerala, adequate steps should be taken to contain the inter-state spread of the infection, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday as he urged Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to increase the pace of vaccination in border districts.  In a telephonic conversation on Wednesday with the health ministers of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Mandaviya reviewed the COVID-19 situation in these states, a health ministry statement said.  Due to the rising cases in Kerala, the Union Health Minister discussed matters related to COVID-19 management in those areas of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, which border Kerala.