Centre deploys teams in TN, 14 others with high caseload to intensify containment plan
The Centre has deployed high-level multi-disciplinary teams to Tamil Nadu and 14 other States and Union Territories with more than 50 districts/municipal bodies, that are witnessing high caseload and spurt in COVID-19 cases, to assist them with technical support for containment.
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These States and UTs, include Maharashtra (7 districts/municipalities), Telangana (4), Tamil Nadu (7), Rajasthan (5), Assam (6), Haryana (4), Gujarat (3), Karnataka (4), Uttarakhand (3), Madhya Pradesh (5), West Bengal (3), Delhi (3), Bihar (4), Uttar Pradesh (4), and Odisha (5). “The three-member teams are composed of two public health experts/epidemiologists/clinicians and a senior Joint Secretary-level nodal officer for administrative handholding and improving governance,” the Union Health Ministry said. These teams will be working on the field and visiting health care facilities to support the State Health Department in the implementation of containment measures within the districts/cities.
To ensure better coordination, quick action on the ground, adoption of a more granular strategy, it is proposed that these districts/municipalities should regularly remain in touch with Central teams. The teams will be assisting the States in addressing some of the challenges faced such testing bottlenecks, low tests/per million population, high testing confirmation rate, risk of capacity shortfall over the next two months, growing Case Fatality Rate, high doubling rate, a sudden spike in active cases, etc. Many districts have already formalised a dedicated Core Team comprising of l medical and administrative officials to coordinate over the regular basis with the Central Team.
WHO chief Tedros warns situation worsening globally
The head of the World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus pandemic is worsening globally, even as the situation in Europe is improving. At a press briefing on Monday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that about 75% of cases reported to the UN on Sunday came from 10 countries in the Americas and South Asia. He noted that more than 100,000 cases have been reported on nine of the past 10 days and that the 136,000 cases reported on Sunday was the biggest number so far. Tedros said most countries in Africa are still seeing an increase in cases, including in new geographic areas. At the same time, we’re encouraged that several countries around the world are seeing positive signs, Tedros said. In these countries, the biggest threat now is complacency.
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