<p>The Health Ministry has dispatched central teams to Bengaluru and five megacities to review public health measures being undertaken for COVID-19, which has been spreading rapidly through population-dense areas.</p>.<p>Besides Bengaluru, the central teams are also being sent to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi, which have witnessed a sudden spurt in infections this month.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-now-stands-in-the-6th-position-globally-as-tally-spikes-over-257-lakh-toll-crosses-7100-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The central teams are being deputed to provide technical support and handhold the state health departments and municipal health officials to review public health measures being undertaken for COVID-19, a health ministry official said.</p>.<p>The teams are expected to visit the cities within the next one week and submit daily reports of activities undertaken to the state health department and the central government.</p>.<p>“They will inform them regarding any issue of urgent importance and also submit a report of its observations and suggestions before concluding the visit,” the official said.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-june-10-847767.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on June 10</a></strong></p>.<p>A review of the implementation of containment strategies over the past few weeks had revealed a delay in communication of guidelines at the district levels, laxity in contact tracing and surveillance of vulnerable groups of the population had emerged as the sticking points.</p>.<p>Some states had also reported inadequate testing, high confirmation rates and shortcomings in clinical management of patients as reasons for high death rate.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the health ministry had assigned central teams to 50 municipalities/districts that were witnessing a high caseload and sudden spurt in cases.</p>.<p><a href="https://anchor.fm/deccanherald" target="_blank"><strong>Listen to DH's daily podcast</strong></a></p>.<p>On Wednesday, the Health Ministry also ordered all hospitals empanelled under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and notified as COVID-19 hospitals to provide medical care to all beneficiaries of the scheme as per the norms for all COVID-related treatments.</p>.<p>Similarly, the ministry also directed all the CGHS-empanelled hospitals, which were not notified as COVID hospitals shall not deny treatment facilities/admission to CGHS beneficiaries and shall charge as per CGHS norms, for all other treatments.</p>
<p>The Health Ministry has dispatched central teams to Bengaluru and five megacities to review public health measures being undertaken for COVID-19, which has been spreading rapidly through population-dense areas.</p>.<p>Besides Bengaluru, the central teams are also being sent to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi, which have witnessed a sudden spurt in infections this month.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-now-stands-in-the-6th-position-globally-as-tally-spikes-over-257-lakh-toll-crosses-7100-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The central teams are being deputed to provide technical support and handhold the state health departments and municipal health officials to review public health measures being undertaken for COVID-19, a health ministry official said.</p>.<p>The teams are expected to visit the cities within the next one week and submit daily reports of activities undertaken to the state health department and the central government.</p>.<p>“They will inform them regarding any issue of urgent importance and also submit a report of its observations and suggestions before concluding the visit,” the official said.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-june-10-847767.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on June 10</a></strong></p>.<p>A review of the implementation of containment strategies over the past few weeks had revealed a delay in communication of guidelines at the district levels, laxity in contact tracing and surveillance of vulnerable groups of the population had emerged as the sticking points.</p>.<p>Some states had also reported inadequate testing, high confirmation rates and shortcomings in clinical management of patients as reasons for high death rate.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the health ministry had assigned central teams to 50 municipalities/districts that were witnessing a high caseload and sudden spurt in cases.</p>.<p><a href="https://anchor.fm/deccanherald" target="_blank"><strong>Listen to DH's daily podcast</strong></a></p>.<p>On Wednesday, the Health Ministry also ordered all hospitals empanelled under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and notified as COVID-19 hospitals to provide medical care to all beneficiaries of the scheme as per the norms for all COVID-related treatments.</p>.<p>Similarly, the ministry also directed all the CGHS-empanelled hospitals, which were not notified as COVID hospitals shall not deny treatment facilities/admission to CGHS beneficiaries and shall charge as per CGHS norms, for all other treatments.</p>
