Kerala reels under rising COVID cases, Centre sends 6-member high-level team

The 6-member Central team to Kerala will be headed by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Director, Health Minister Mandaviya said in a tweet.

New Delhi: Amid a sharp rise in new cases of coronavirus infection in Kerala, the central government on Thursday said that it will send a high-level multidisciplinary team to the state to assess the situation there. The announcement was made by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. “The government is sending a 6-member team to Kerala headed by Director, National Centre for Disease Control. As a large number of COVID cases are still being reported in Kerala, the team will aid the state’s ongoing efforts in COVID management,” Mansukh Mandaviya said.