India ramps up cluster containment as Corona cases rise |
Indian government has intensified its efforts to contain the spread of Coronavirus and various strategies are being worked upon to find traces of the virus. Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health Lav Aggarwal said, with over 1,200 cases of COVID-19, the number of hotspots in the country has increased. He also informed that the Government has formed an Empowered Committee led by Dr Vinod Paul, Member, NITI Aayog and Professor K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to Prime Minister which will focus on Research and Development and coordinate with various scientific agencies, regulatory bodies and private industry to work on countering COVID-19. He said, 101 people have been cured and discharged. Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar of Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR said, over 42 thousand samples have been tested. He said, 123 labs are functional and 49 private labs have been given clearance. He informed that 399 patients had been screened in private labs.
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