"The aim is to assist the state governments by providing technical support for containment and (to) facilitate management of Covid-19 outbreak," the ministry said in a statement. With 9,987 fresh infections, India saw a record daily rise in Covid-19 cases for the seventh consecutive day on Tuesday. The three-member central teams comprise of two public health experts/epidemiologist/clinicians and a senior joint secretary level nodal officer for administrative handholding and improving governance, the ministry said. Such frequent interaction would further strengthen the surveillance, containment, testing and treatment-related action on the ground. Many districts and municipalities have already formalised a dedicated core team at the district level comprising of medical and administrative officials to coordinate on a regular basis with the central team.

Source: The Telegraph June 09, 2020 10:07 UTC