Coronavirus | Ensure tight surveillance, States told
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Coronavirus | Ensure tight surveillance, States told

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The Centre warned of an “increasing trend” in COVID-19 cases — 519 active ones by Tuesday evening — in the country and called upon State governments to enhance surveillance and contact testing of those who may have been infected. COVID-19 | Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India Meanwhile, complaints of shortage of Personal Protection Equipment for doctors and health workers poured in from across the country, indicating critical gaps in efforts to contain the pandemic. Also click: Coronavirus | PM's address to the nation live updates In a letter to Chief Secretaries on Tuesday, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba asked them to ensure that no suspected or high-risk person was left out of surveillance efforts to prevent the spread of the pandemic. He also called upon chief secretaries to make sure that hospitals are earmarked for treating COVID-19 cases and in a state of “full readiness” to deal with the situation in the event of a “further spike in the number of confirmed cases.” Meanwhile complaints of discrimination against healthcare workers, airline staff and people who have been quarantined have also emerged.

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