Covid-19: Centre deploys high-level teams to assist 15 states that saw cases spurt

NEW DELHI: Amid rising Covid-19 cases, the health ministry on Tuesday deployed high-level multi-disciplinary central teams in 15 states and Union Territories with more than 50 districts or municipal bodies witnessing a high case load and a spurt of cases to provide technical support for containment and to facilitate management of the outbreak.

These states and UTs are — Maharashtra (seven districts/ municipalities), Telangana (four), Tamil Nadu (seven), Rajasthan (five), Assam (six), Haryana (four), Gujarat (three), Karnataka (four), Uttarakhand (three), Madhya Pradesh (five), West Bengal (three), Delhi (three), Bihar (four), UP (four), and Odisha (five).

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Each of these teams comprise three-members — two public health expert