Covid-19 Centre rushes expert teams to 6 states with increased Covid19 cases
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central government has rushed two-member expert teams to six states that have been recording a steady increase in coronavirus cases to implement control and containment measures.
The six states include Kerala, Manipur, Tripura, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Arunachal Pradesh.
The two-member high-level teams, including a clinician and public health expert, will assist the states in improving their covid response and management and effectively tackling the pandemic.
Dr Ruchi Jain, a public health specialist at the regional offices of health and family welfare, has been sent to Kerala. The state registered 12,868 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday with a positivity rate of 10.3 per cent.
The World Health Organisation suggests a positivity rate of 5% for a pandemic to be considered under control.
The team to Manipur will be led by Dr L Swasticharan, additional DDG and director of EMR where the ongoing curfew has been extended till July 10 in seven districts in view of the coronavirus situation there.
Dr RN Sinha of the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health is leading the team to Tripura. The state currently has 3,815 active Covid-19 cases.
The team sent to Odisha will be led by Dr A Dan, public health specialist at AIIH & PH. The state recorded 3,087 new cases of Covid-19 and 45 new fatalities on Thursday. The positivity rate in the state stands at 6.59% against the desired less than 5%.
Dr Dibakar Sahu, assistant professor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur will lead the team to Chhattisgarh. The state reported 410 new Covid-19 cases.
Professor at the All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health (AIIH&PH) Sanjay Sadhukhan will lead the team to Arunachal Pradesh. With 311 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the state clocked a positivity rate of 6.06%.
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