NEW DELHI: As the second wave of Covid-19 in India spreads to more states, the Centre urged states to return to the fundamentals of pandemic control test, track and treat amid concerns that test positivity rates are going alarmingly high in many parts in some states.
In a meeting with top officials from Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Chandigarh, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and V K Paul, Member (Health) Niti Aayog also asked them to increase the share of RT-PCR tests in districts dependent on high levels of rapid antigen testing.
These states, apart from eight others have in the recent past seen increased positivity and an increased number of daily positive cases.
Tribune News ServiceChandigarh/New Delhi, March 6
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