Centre flags high TPR in State as a matter of concern
The Hindu
Calls for ramping up testing and vaccination and enforcing COVID-appropriate behaviour to control spread of disease
Expressing grave concern over the consistently high COVID-19 test positivity rate in Kerala, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has called for strict containment and other measures to bring the pandemic situation under control. In a letter to Chief Secretary V.P.Joy, he noted that all the districts in Kerala had reported more than 200 daily cases in the week ending July 4 and two of the 14 districts had shown an increase in new cases over the past four weeks. The letter stressed the need to ramp up testing and vaccination, ensure clinical management and availability of oxygen-supported and ICU beds and enforce COVID-appropriate behaviour to control the spread of infection in the community.More Related News