New Delhi, Mar 6 (UNI) In view of the increase in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra and Punjab, the Centre has rushed in high level multi-disciplinary public health teams to the states to combat the virus.
The teams are being deployed to assist the State Health Departments in COVID-19 surveillance, control and containment measures, a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare statement said here on Saturday.
The high-level team to Maharashtra is being led by Dr P Ravindran, Sr CMO, Disaster Management Cell, MOHFW, while Dr S K Singh, Director, National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi will head Punjab.