Covid-19 crisis: Centre sends team to Kerala

The Centre has decided to depute a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Kerala to collaborate with the state health authorities in instituting effective public health measures for Covid-19 management in view of the significantly enhanced number of daily Covid cases being reported by Kerala. This comes in the wake of the announcement of a complete lockdown in Kerala on July 31 and August 1 because of the rising corona cases in the state.

The six-member Central team to Kerala is headed by Dr. S.K. Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control, said an official press release. The team will reach Kerala tomorrow and visit a few districts.

The team will work closely with the state health departments, take a stock of the on-ground situation, and recommend necessary public health interventions to contain the large number of cases being reported by the state.