Read more about Test, track and treat : Govt to states, UTs where Covid cases are rising on Business Standard. The Ministry of Health on Saturday urged the states, exhibiting surge in daily new COVID-19 cases and high active caseload, to return to the fundamentals of Test, Track and Treat .
Test, track & treat : Centre asks states witnessing spike in Covid-19 cases to accelerate vaccination
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Published: Saturday, March 6, 2021, 17:49 [IST]
New Delhi, Mar 05: The Centre has asked states and union territories witnessing surge in new Covid-19 cases and high active caseload to continue with the strategy of test, track and treat that had yielded rich dividends at the height of the pandemic and accelerate vaccination for priority population groups in districts reporting higher infections on mission mode.
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In a meeting held on Saturday, they have been asked to collaborate with private hospitals to open up vaccination time-table for a minimum of 15 days and maximum of 28 days at a time.
The Centre has asked states and union territories witnessing surge in new COVID-19 cases and high active caseload to continue with the strategy of "test, track and treat" that had yielded rich dividends at the height of the pandemic and accelerate vaccination for priority population groups in districts reporting higher infections on mission mode.