Coronavirus updates: Union health secretary meets states to discuss COVID-19 preparedness
Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked the states on Monday to conduct mock drills to ensure operational readiness of their hospitals, including oxygen cylinders, PSA plants, ventilators, and human resources
States have been asked to strengthen surveillance with focus on whole genome sequencing of positive samples, and increase testing with higher proportion of RT-PCR tests. Photo: PTI