As the number of COVID-19 cases in India continues to rise, the Ministry of Health has written to several states urging them to adopt a five-point strategy. India reported more than 700 cases on Thursday after a period of more than 4 months.
On Thursday, the fitness ministry wrote letters to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, noting that parts of the country had noticed a spike in cases.
“There are some states reporting a higher number of cases indicating a imaginable localized spread of infection,” Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan wrote.
He called on those states to review the COVID-19 scenario at the micro point and in the implementation of mandatory measures for the immediate and effective control of the disease.
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“In recent weeks, a particularly caseload has been observed in certain parts of the country with a total of 2082 cases reported in the week ending March 8, 2023, which increased to 3264 cases in the week ending March 15. “The letter said.
With this, the number of active instances has now increased to 4623. A total of 754 new coronavirus instances were reported in the 24 hours on Thursday. In addition, the country had registered 734 instances on November 12.
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