After an advisory issued by the Centre to all the states in connection to the emergence of a mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday that the state health department has strengthened state-wide surveillance.
In the wake of increasing respiratory illness among children in China, the Maharashtra public health department has instructed all the hospitals in all districts and municipal corporations to ensure that their COVID infrastructure and systems, which include the number of beds, oxygen plant c
Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel has said that the state government and the Central government are ready for any kind of emergency which may arise due to the surge in respiratory illness cases in China.
As per the sources, the ministry has strengthened the preparedness through the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), according to the sources to ANI.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday reacted to the sudden outbreak of pneumonia in China.
Mandaviya said that the situation in China is being keenly observed by the Health institutions in India and all appropriate actions are being taken.