: Sunday, April 11, 2021, 7:41 PM IST
COVID-19 appropriate behaviour not being followed in 50 most-affected districts in 3 states: Union Health Ministry
Of the 50 districts most affected by COVID-19, 30 are in Maharashtra, 11 in Chhattisgarh and nine in Punjab.
COVID-19 appropriate behaviour not being followed in 50 most-affected districts in 3 states: Union Health Ministry
New Delhi: Central teams have reported non-adherence of COVID-19 appropriate behaviour in almost all of the 50 most-affected districts in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab, the Union health ministry said, advising the states to more strictly enforce norms to prevent spread of the coronavirus.
On the basis of feedback from the teams, the ministry has written to the states highlighting the areas of concern, including sub-optimal containment operations and contact tracing, skewed testing and shortage of health workers. Authorities need to work in these areas, it said.
COVID appropriate behaviour not being followed in 50 most-affected districts in 3 states: Government
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Last Updated: Apr 12, 2021, 08:45 AM IST
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In Punjab, the teams have red-flagged issues with procurement of ventilators for proper case management in SBS Nagar, one of the districts that has reported a spike in daily cases.
Thirty central teams have been deployed for the most-affected districts in Maharashtra, Bhushan said.
The Centre has advised Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh to focus on testing, contact tracing, containment operations, enforcement of Covid appropriate behaviour, ramping up hospital infrastructure and scaling up vaccinations to check the surge in Covid-19 cases.
New Delhi [India]. April 11 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to the Government of Chhattisgarh which says containment zone is not strictly followed and RTPCR tests are also decreasing in the state.