Centre sends teams to six states with high number of coronavirus cases
New Delhi : The Centre has sent high-level multi-disciplinary public health teams to six states amid reports of surge in the number of daily coronavirus cases. The teams will assist the states of Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Manipur, said Health Ministry today.
The teams will focus on understanding the challenges faced by the states in tackling the coronavirus situation.
The two-member high-level team to these states consists of a clinician and a public health expert.
"The team to Manipur will be led by Dr. L Swasticharan, Add. DDG & Director EMR; team to Arunachal Pradesh will be led by Dr. Sanjay Sadhukhan, Professor AIIH&PH; for Tripura Dr. RN Sinha Dir Professor, AIIH&PH; for Kerala Dr. Ruchi Jain, Public Health Specialist Gr. II, RoHFW; for Odisha Dr. A Dan, Public Health Specialist AIIH&PH and for Chhattisgarh Dr. Dibakar Sahu, Assistant Professor, AIIMS Raipur," the ministry said.
The teams will be responsible for providing all assistance to the states in their battle against coronavirus.
"The teams will visit the states immediately and monitor the overall implementation of COVID-19 management, especially in testing, including surveillance and containment operations; Covid appropriate behaviour and its enforcement; availability of hospital beds, sufficient logistics including ambulances, ventilators, medical oxygen etc., and COVID-19 vaccination progress. The teams will monitor the situation and also suggest remedial actions," it said.
The government has been leading the fight against the global pandemic with a ''Whole of Government'' and ''Whole of Society'' approach under the umbrella strategy of ''Cooperative Federalism'', the ministry stated.
