Union Health Minister writes to Kerala CM over COVID-19 situation, suggests proactive measures
Kerala has been witnessing a surge in the cases, with 49.85% of the total Covid-19 cases in the country being reported from the southern state.
FollowIn the wake of rising Covid cases in Kerala, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday spoke to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and sought his cooperation in managing the situation.
Kerala has been witnessing a surge in the cases, with 49.85% of the total Covid-19 cases in the country being reported from the southern state.
"The Central Government's team headed by NCDC has returned from Kerala & submitted its report. I have spoken with the Chief Minister of Kerala, @VijayanPinarayi ji, over the phone and discussed the matter of the rising #COVID19 cases in the State," Mandaviya tweeted.
"I have also written a letter to CM Vijayan Pinarayi ji for taking more proactive measures and precautions to control the ongoing situation in Kerala. I have sought the State's cooperation in managing the situation and have assured Central Government's complete support," he said in another tweet.
On July 29, the Centre had announced that it was assigning a six-member team to Kerala. Mansukh Mandaviya had informed that NCDC Director Sujeet Kumar Singh was heading the team. The decision to send the NCDC team has been taken so that it can aid the state's ongoing efforts against Covid-19. In addition, a complete lockdown has also been imposed in the state in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases.
Kerala had on Tuesday reported 23,676 fresh Covid cases, pushing the total infection count to 34.49 lakh, with the number of people succumbing to the virus touched 17,103 after 148 additional deaths, officials said.
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