A mock drill will be held on Tuesday across a number of health facilities in several states and Union territories to ensure their readiness to deal with any eventuality related to COVID-19, following an advisory by the Centre.
In this sequence, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written another letter to the states with necessary guidelines related to health. Earlier, all health institutions (including accredited COVID-dedicated health facilities) across the country were asked to conduct mock drills on December 27.
In the wake of surge in COVID-19 cases in many countries, India has started 2 per cent random sampling of international travellers coming to the country and may consider making it mandatory for all if necessary,