Congress MP Hibi Eden moves adjournment motion notice in LS ANI | Updated: Feb 02, 2021 15:39 IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Hibi Eden on Tuesday gave adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over the constitution of a special central health team to tackle the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Kerala.
Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has decided to depute two high-level multi-disciplinary teams to Kerala and Maharashtra to collaborate with the State health authorities in instituting public health measures for COVID-19 management.
According to an official release, Kerala and Maharashtra continue to report a large number of cases when almost all states/Union Territories are showing a declining trend in the number of cases and deaths due to COVID-19. Currently, the two states alone contribute to almost 70 per cent of active COVID-19 cases in the country.
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New Delhi, Feb 02: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to depute two high-level multi-disciplinary teams to Kerala and Maharashtra to collaborate with the State Health Authorities in instituting public health measures for COVID-19 management.
At a time when almost all States/Union Territories are showing a declining trend in number of cases and deaths due to COVID-19, Kerala and Maharashtra continue to report large number of cases. At present, these two States alone are contributing to almost 70% active COVID-19 cases in the country.
The official stated that the children are now doing fine.
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Yavatmal (Maharashtra):
In a case of huge negligence, 12 children were given sanitiser instead of oral polio vaccine in a village in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, about 700 km from state capital Mumbai, an official said on Monday.
The affected children, all below 5 years of age, were admitted to a government hospital, where their condition is said to be stable, the district official said, adding that three healthcare workers will face action for the lapse.