Don't let guard down: Centre to states amid Covid surge in southeast Asia

Citing the resurgence of coronavirus cases in southeast Asia and parts of Europe, the Centre has asked the states to restart monitoring influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infections so that no early warning signals are missed and Covid is controlled.
 

Testing for influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) cases has been the pillars of Covid management for the government.
 

However, the testings were stopped recently as India has been recording a steady decline in Covid-19 cases.

As part of intensified surveillance, patients being hospitalised with ILI and SARI will again be tested for Covid-19 and positive samples