<p>The Jammu and Kashmir administration has constituted a five-member Crisis Management Group (CMG) to monitor the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the Union Territory to take preventive and mitigating measures accordingly.</p>.<p>J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had passed directions for setting up of the CMG last evening in view of a surge in infections.</p>.<p>An official spokesman said the CMG will be headed by Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, and will have four senior officers as members.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/more-covid-19-aid-lands-in-india-as-canada-brazil-struggle-with-outbreaks-981523.html" target="_blank">More Covid-19 aid lands in India as Canada, Brazil struggle with outbreaks</a></strong></p>.<p>The group shall “meet daily, and more often if necessary to review the rapidly evolving Covid-19 in terms of cases, testing rates, positivity, mortality, recovery, hospital occupancy and other parameters."</p>.<p>It has also been tasked to review the oxygen and medicine requirement and availability at all health institutions.</p>.<p>The CMG will also take “immediate measures for preventing the spread, controlling the infection and managing the availability of resources”.</p>.<p>Besides, it will also monitor the Covid-29 vaccine rollout and “fine-tune vaccination strategies to ensure speedy and complete coverage at the earliest”.</p>
<p>The Jammu and Kashmir administration has constituted a five-member Crisis Management Group (CMG) to monitor the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the Union Territory to take preventive and mitigating measures accordingly.</p>.<p>J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had passed directions for setting up of the CMG last evening in view of a surge in infections.</p>.<p>An official spokesman said the CMG will be headed by Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, and will have four senior officers as members.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/more-covid-19-aid-lands-in-india-as-canada-brazil-struggle-with-outbreaks-981523.html" target="_blank">More Covid-19 aid lands in India as Canada, Brazil struggle with outbreaks</a></strong></p>.<p>The group shall “meet daily, and more often if necessary to review the rapidly evolving Covid-19 in terms of cases, testing rates, positivity, mortality, recovery, hospital occupancy and other parameters."</p>.<p>It has also been tasked to review the oxygen and medicine requirement and availability at all health institutions.</p>.<p>The CMG will also take “immediate measures for preventing the spread, controlling the infection and managing the availability of resources”.</p>.<p>Besides, it will also monitor the Covid-29 vaccine rollout and “fine-tune vaccination strategies to ensure speedy and complete coverage at the earliest”.</p>
