Focus on house-to-house survey, prompt testing: Health Ministry
09 Jun 2020 02:15:54
NEW DELHI :
THE Union Health Ministry on Monday asked officials of 45 civic bodies across 38 districts in 10 states, that are witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, to focus on house-to-house surveys, carry out prompt testing and undertake active surveillance measures to contain the infection and reduce mortality. Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan along with senior officers of the Health Ministry held a high level review meeting, via video conference, with the district collectors, municipal commissioners, superintendent of district hospitals and principals of medical colleges from 45 municipal corporations.
The 38 districts are from Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh. In view of the easing of lockdown and lifting of curbs, States were advised to make a district-wise prospective plan for the coming months,” the Union Health Ministry said. During the meeting, issues discussed include widespread infection in densely populated urban areas, with areas that shared public amenities, importance of house-to-house surveys, prompt testing, clinical management of cases and containment strategy which needs to be implemented, it said. “
The State officials were advised on the measures to be taken in the containment zones for case management and buffer zones surveillance activities and promotion of COVID appropriate behaviour,” the Ministry said. To reduce the case fatality rate, the officials were briefed on measures that include prioritising high-risk and vulnerable segments like elderly people and people with comorbidities while contact-tracing to prevent deaths.
COVID-19 toll rises to 7,200
NEW DELHI,
June 8 (PTI)
THE novel coronavirus toll rose to 7,200 with 271 more deaths and the number of infections climbed to 2,56,611 in India on Monday after a record single-day spike of 9,983 cases, the Health Ministry said in its revised data. The country has been registering over 9,000 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the fifth day in a row. There are 1,24,981 active cases while 1,24,429 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the Ministry said in its updated data at 8 am. “Thus, 48.49 per cent patients have recovered so far,” it said.