Centre lectures states on ways to tackle Covid surge
They have been asked to introduce 'intensive action and local containment measures' to restrict intermingling of people and break infection transmission chains
The Centre on Sunday asked states with large numbers of daily new Covid-19 cases and high hospital bed occupancy rates to introduce “intensive action and local containment measures” to restrict intermingling of people and break infection transmission chains.
The Union health ministry said all districts where the test positivity — the proportion found Covid-19 positive among those tested — is 10 per cent or higher for a week or where oxygen support of intensive care unit bed occupancy is 60 per cent or higher should consider these measures.