MP Govt Forms Panel for COVID-19 Due to No Full-Time Health Min
The Quint“Considering the rise in COVID-19 cases, the government set up an advisory committee, comprising eight doctors, a retired IAS and a retired IPS officer, apart from Satyarthi,” an official from the general administration department said on Saturday. Former chief secretary Nirmala Buch, retired IPS officer Sarabjeet Singh, president of MP Nursing Home Association Dr Jitendra Jamdar and state president of the Indian Medical Association Dr Mukul Tiwari are also part of the panel. Apart from the present health crisis, the committee will also advise the government on people welfare and policy matters from time to time, he said. At least 68 patients have recovered from the infection, a health official said, adding that 408 containment areas have been declared across the affected cities.