NEW DELHI: Mock drills, in both public and private hospitals, will be conducted across India on April 10 and 11 to assess emergency response for handling covid-19 caseThe government confirmed on Saturday, and stressed the need to maintain optimal testing to identify the emergence of new clusters.
The decision comes amid a gradual but steady rise in Covid-19 cases.
An advisory issued jointly by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and ICMR Director General Rajeev Behl to States/UTs states that the majority of active COVID-19 cases in the country are largely concentrated in Kerala (26%), Maharashtra (26 %) are being reported by some states. 22%), Gujarat (14%), Karnataka (9%) and Tamil Nadu (6%).
The advisory states, “Hospitalization and death rates remain low due to the significant coverage achieved in terms of COVID-19 vaccination in all States/UTs, but public health efforts to prevent this gradual increase in cases Works need to be restarted.” , It added that there will be a virtual meeting with the states on Monday to discuss the details of the mock drill required to take stock of hospital preparedness, capacity building of human resources and vaccination coverage.
The decision comes amid a gradual but steady rise in Covid-19 cases.
An advisory issued jointly by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and ICMR Director General Rajeev Behl to States/UTs states that the majority of active COVID-19 cases in the country are largely concentrated in Kerala (26%), Maharashtra (26 %) are being reported by some states. 22%), Gujarat (14%), Karnataka (9%) and Tamil Nadu (6%).
The advisory states, “Hospitalization and death rates remain low due to the significant coverage achieved in terms of COVID-19 vaccination in all States/UTs, but public health efforts to prevent this gradual increase in cases Works need to be restarted.” , It added that there will be a virtual meeting with the states on Monday to discuss the details of the mock drill required to take stock of hospital preparedness, capacity building of human resources and vaccination coverage.