As Covid Cases Rise, Centre Rushes Teams To Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh

Chandigarh reported 226 new Covid cases on Thursday and Chhattisgarh logged 2,419 new cases on Thursday - the most in 24 hours in nearly four months

The Health Ministry on Friday rushed high-level multidisciplinary teams to Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh to deal with an alarming spike in coronavirus cases at both places. The ministry said the teams - consisting of senior doctors from the NCDC (National Centre for Disease Control), AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) and Delhi government hospitals - will analyse available data and recommend control and containment measures. "The deployed teams shall visit most affected districts/hotspots... to take stock of on-ground implementation of public health interventions. They will share key findings, recommendations and remedial measures to be taken up with the chief secretary/chief administrator," the ministry said. The reports of these teams are shared with the states for follow-up action, and compliance with this follow-up is monitored, the ministry said.