NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday decided to depute a high-level multidisciplinary team to Maharastra after the state reported its first Zika virus case in Pune.
The three-member team will collaborate with the State Health Department in instituting effective health measures for Zika virus management. According to a release by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Centre team will take a stock of the situation on the ground and implement the Union Health Ministry’s Action Plan for Zika Management.
The Central government will recommend necessary public health interventions for the management of Zika in the state. On August 2, Maharashtra has reported its first Zika virus infection at a village in Pune. ANI