Updated Mar 06, 2021 | 16:18 IST
The states and UTs exhibiting a surge in daily new COVID-19 cases and high active caseload were urged to return to fundamentals of “Test, Track and Treat”. Representational Image
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Test, Track and Treat: Health Ministry to states, UTs exhibiting surge in daily new COVID-19 cases
Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have reported a high number of COVID-19 daily new cases
Active cases rising again
New Delhi: With active COVID-19 cases registering an increase for the fourth consecutive day today, the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr Vinod Paul today interacted with health secretaries and MDs (NHM) of Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Chandigarh and urged to return to fundamentals of “test, track and treat”.