"Continuously Preparing" States To Deal With Future Covid Surge: Centre To Supreme Court

In an affidavit filed in the top court, the Centre said the possibility of a resurgence would necessarily be "speculative" at this stage.

The Centre on Saturday told the Supreme Court that it is "continuously preparing" the states and union territories, and their infrastructure to deal with future resurgence of COVID-19 in the country. In an affidavit filed in the top court, the Centre said the possibility of a resurgence would necessarily be "speculative" at this stage. However, the possibility of resurgence would depend on the behaviour pattern of the virus, behaviour of citizens as to whether they are following Covid appropriate behaviour or not, the affidavit said. "State governments/union territories (UTs) have been cautioned to maintain a continuous vigil and plan in advance for any exigencies that may arise due to resurgence of COVID-19 in their respective states," said the affidavit which was filed in the top court in the suo motu case on distribution of essential supplies and services during the pandemic.