Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Saturday (August 29, 2020) attended the 20th meeting of Group of Ministers (GOM) on COVID-19 and said that they have made tremendous strides in containing the disease as India has so far recorded 26 lakh coronavirus recoveries. At the outset, Dr. Harsh Vardhan expressed satisfaction at the various coordinated efforts of the Centre and those of the States/UTs. Dr. Harsh Vardhan further informed the GOM that with the creation of sufficient health facilities, the health infrastructure in the country has been amply strengthened. The Union Health Minister also stated that more than 338 lakhs of N-95 masks, nearly 135 lakh of PPEs and about 27,000 ventilators have been provided by the centre to the States/UTs. The Union Health Minister instructed the Health Ministry to develop SOPs for the Members of Parliament and the Legislative Assembly sessions comprising COVID protocols and preventive measures.

Source: dna August 29, 2020 12:45 UTC