Covid: Don't Spread Fear, Review Health Facilities, Mandaviya Tells States Amid Rise In Cases

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked state governments and Union Territories to not spread any unnecessary fear among citizens. He has also asked them to hold review meetings to check infrastructure amid rise in cases.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chairs a Covid review meeting with health ministers of states and union territories

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Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya concluded the Covid review meeting with health ministers of state and Union Territories on Friday afternoon and has asked them to hold review meetings to check infrastructure, ramp up testing and be prepared amid rise in cases. He has also asked the state governments to not spread any unnecessary fear among the citizens.

Mandaviya had a discussion on Covid testing and genome sequencing during the meeting and also said that they have to make the citizens aware of the suggested Covid rules and ask them to follow them. 

देश में कोविड-19 की स्थिति को लेकर राज्यों एवं UTs के स्वास्थ्य मंत्रियों के साथ समीक्षा बैठक की। इस दौरान कोविड टेस्टिंग एवं जीनोम सीक्वेंसिंग के साथ कोविड नियमों के पालन का प्रसार बढ़ाने पर बात हुई।

हमें सतर्क रहना है और अनावश्यक भय नहीं फैलाना है। pic.twitter.com/vSmOV9qr80

— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) April 7, 2023

The Union Health Minister has announced that nationwide Covid mock drills will be conducted on April 10 and 11 to check the preparedness of all hospital infrastructures. He has also asked all the state governments to stay alert.

देश में कोविड-19 की स्थिति को लेकर राज्यों एवं UTs के स्वास्थ्य मंत्रियों के साथ समीक्षा बैठक की। इस दौरान कोविड टेस्टिंग एवं जीनोम सीक्वेंसिंग के साथ कोविड नियमों के पालन का प्रसार बढ़ाने पर बात हुई।

हमें सतर्क रहना है और अनावश्यक भय नहीं फैलाना है। pic.twitter.com/vSmOV9qr80

— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) April 7, 2023

India recorded 6,050 positive cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The tally of active cases now stands at 28,303.

Fourteen deaths were recorded nationwide in the last 24 hours due to coronavirus. Three out of 14 were reported from Maharashtra, two each from Karnataka and Rajasthan, one each from Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab, and one was reconciled by Kerala. The daily positivity rate stood at 3.39 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 3.02 percent, reported PTI.