Taking cognisance of soaring Covid-19 cases soaring in Kerala and Maharashtra, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Thursday stressed on the need for “adequate intervention” in geographical areas having higher infection through measures such as contact tracing, vaccination drives and Covid appropriate behaviour.
Bhalla’s direction came as he reviewed steps taken by state governments of Kerala and Maharashtra for checking the spread of Covid-19 virus. The Home Secretary chaired the meeting here through video conferencing. During the meeting, the overall management of the Covid-19 situation in Kerala and Maharashtra was discussed. The Home Secretary reviewed the efforts being made by the state governments to contain the spread of infections and observed that more efforts would be required to arrest the increase in infections.
“This would require adequate intervention in geographical areas having higher infection, through measures such as contact tracing, vaccination drives and Covid appropriate behaviour,” a Home Ministry statement said quoting the Home Secretary. “He also suggested that the state governments should explore the possibility of placing night curfew in areas of high positivity,” read the statement.
The state governments were advised that they should continue with their vaccination programmes and in case they required more vaccines, the same would be provided to the extent possible. However, the Home Secretary said that efforts must be made to consume the vaccine doses received. It was also emphasised that along with vaccination Covid-19 appropriate behavior must also continue to be encouraged and events with potential of having mass gatherings during the coming festive season must be avoided.
India’s Covid-19 tally saw a major upward trend on Thursday with Kerala making the single-largest addition, followed by Maharashtra. As many as 46,164 fresh Covid-19 cases and 607 fatalities were recorded in the country in the last 24
Taking cognisance of soaring Covid-19 cases soaring in Kerala and Maharashtra, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Thursday stressed on the need for “adequate intervention” in geographical areas having higher infection through measures such as contact tracing, vaccination drives and Covid appropriate behaviour.
Bhalla’s direction came as he reviewed steps taken by state governments of Kerala and Maharashtra for checking the spread of Covid-19 virus. The Home Secretary chaired the meeting here through video conferencing. During the meeting, the overall management of the Covid-19 situation in Kerala and Maharashtra was discussed. The Home Secretary reviewed the efforts being made by the state governments to contain the spread of infections and observed that more efforts would be required to arrest the increase in infections.
“This would require adequate intervention in geographical areas having higher infection, through measures such as contact tracing, vaccination drives and Covid appropriate behaviour,” a Home Ministry statement said quoting the Home Secretary. “He also suggested that the state governments should explore the possibility of placing night curfew in areas of high positivity,” read the statement.
The state governments were advised that they should continue with their vaccination programmes and in case they required more vaccines, the same would be provided to the extent possible. However, the Home Secretary said that efforts must be made to consume the vaccine doses received. It was also emphasised that along with vaccination Covid-19 appropriate behavior must also continue to be encouraged and events with potential of having mass gatherings during the coming festive season must be avoided.
India’s Covid-19 tally saw a major upward trend on Thursday with Kerala making the single-largest addition, followed by Maharashtra. As many as 46,164 fresh Covid-19 cases and 607 fatalities were recorded in the country in the last 24
Taking cognisance of soaring Covid-19 cases soaring in Kerala and Maharashtra, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Thursday stressed on the need for “adequate intervention” in geographical areas having higher infection through measures such as contact tracing, vaccination drives and Covid appropriate behaviour.
Bhalla’s direction came as he reviewed steps taken by state governments of Kerala and Maharashtra for checking the spread of Covid-19 virus. The Home Secretary chaired the meeting here through video conferencing. During the meeting, the overall management of the Covid-19 situation in Kerala and Maharashtra was discussed. The Home Secretary reviewed the efforts being made by the state governments to contain the spread of infections and observed that more efforts would be required to arrest the increase in infections.
“This would require adequate intervention in geographical areas having higher infection, through measures such as contact tracing, vaccination drives and Covid appropriate behaviour,” a Home Ministry statement said quoting the Home Secretary. “He also suggested that the state governments should explore the possibility of placing night curfew in areas of high positivity,” read the statement.
The state governments were advised that they should continue with their vaccination programmes and in case they required more vaccines, the same would be provided to the extent possible. However, the Home Secretary said that efforts must be made to consume the vaccine doses received. It was also emphasised that along with vaccination Covid-19 appropriate behavior must also continue to be encouraged and events with potential of having mass gatherings during the coming festive season must be avoided.
India’s Covid-19 tally saw a major upward trend on Thursday with Kerala making the single-largest addition, followed by Maharashtra. As many as 46,164 fresh Covid-19 cases and 607 fatalities were recorded in the country in the last 24
Taking cognisance of soaring Covid-19 cases soaring in Kerala and Maharashtra, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Thursday stressed on the need for “adequate intervention” in geographical areas having higher infection through measures such as contact tracing, vaccination drives and Covid appropriate behaviour.
Bhalla’s direction came as he reviewed steps taken by state governments of Kerala and Maharashtra for checking the spread of Covid-19 virus. The Home Secretary chaired the meeting here through video conferencing. During the meeting, the overall management of the Covid-19 situation in Kerala and Maharashtra was discussed. The Home Secretary reviewed the efforts being made by the state governments to contain the spread of infections and observed that more efforts would be required to arrest the increase in infections.
“This would require adequate intervention in geographical areas having higher infection, through measures such as contact tracing, vaccination drives and Covid appropriate behaviour,” a Home Ministry statement said quoting the Home Secretary. “He also suggested that the state governments should explore the possibility of placing night curfew in areas of high positivity,” read the statement.
The state governments were advised that they should continue with their vaccination programmes and in case they required more vaccines, the same would be provided to the extent possible. However, the Home Secretary said that efforts must be made to consume the vaccine doses received. It was also emphasised that along with vaccination Covid-19 appropriate behavior must also continue to be encouraged and events with potential of having mass gatherings during the coming festive season must be avoided.
India’s Covid-19 tally saw a major upward trend on Thursday with Kerala making the single-largest addition, followed by Maharashtra. As many as 46,164 fresh Covid-19 cases and 607 fatalities were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. The unrelenting surges in Kerala and Maharashtra have the administration deeply worried even as the pandemic situation seemed to have improved considerably in most other states and Union territories. Of the nationwide total of 46,164 new infections, Kerala’s contribution was 31,445 and Maharashtra’s 5,031. This corresponded to 3,33,725 active cases in India, 1,70,292 in Kerala and 50,183 in Maharashtra.
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that out of the over 46,000 new Covid-19 cases that were reported in India over the last 24 hours, up to 58 per cent were from Kerala alone, while the rest of the states are still exhibiting a declining trend.
Addressing a press briefing here media on the Covid-19 situation, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said: “Kerala has more than 1 lakh active cases. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh have 10,000 to one lakh active Covid-19 cases.” Kerala contributes to 51 per cent, Maharashtra 16 per cent, and the rest of the three states contribute to 4-5 per cent of the cases in the country, the Union health secretary said.
Union Minister of State V. Muraleedharan expressed his concerns and informed that the situation in Kerala is grave. He slammed the state government in this regard by saying that the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan-led government is trying to use the pandemic for political objectives. Muraleedharan said, “The situation in Kerala is grave. The state, instead of using scientific methods to contain the spread, is trying to use the pandemic for political objectives. I urge it to follow Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines. Kerala’s home quarantine (plan) has miserably failed. The testing mechanism, as suggested by ICMR and (testing) numbers are far less in the state. The state should give more attention to restricting Covid-19.”