Central teams recommend tracing, containment, augmented healthcare facilities to overcome Kerala COVID-19 crisis
By Shalini Bhardwaj |
Updated: Aug 04, 2021 13:48 IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The Central multi-disciplinary teams that recently visited Kerala to review the COVID-19 situation in the state emphasised the need for enhancing testing, contact tracing, enforcing containment measures and establishment of adequate healthcare infrastructure to overcome the crisis.
"Proper hospital infrastructure like ICU and ventilator beds need to be augmented on an urgent basis. Paediatric Care facilities especially paediatric ICU beds also need to be augmented," they pointed out.
The ANI has accessed a draft report of the Central multi-disciplinary team that reached Kerala on July 30, 2021.