Covid control measures to be strengthened in 9 states reporting surge: Govt Earlier in the day, Centre noted that there is a need to strengthen the collective efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus in nine states.
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura and Sikkim are the states the Union Health Ministry highlighted as the areas of concern.
In a letter, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said ramping up testing and vaccination, healthcare infrastructure planning, following Covid-appropriate behaviour and effective clinical management are among the measures to be taken by these states.