Follow K’taka model to fight Covid: Govt to states
◗ STESPS TAKEN BY Karnataka include comprehensive contact tracing of Covid-19 cases and physical or phone-based household survey, for better management of the coronavirus pandemic
New Delhi, June 19: The Centre has asked all states to replicate the best practices implemented by Karnataka, which includes comprehensive contact tracing of Covid19 cases and physical or phone-based household survey, for better management of the coronavirus pandemic. The Union health ministry on Friday lauded the two initiatives taken by Karnataka that have been developed as part of the whole of government' approach with the involvement of multi-sectoral agencies and supported by technology-based solutions and interventions. They effectively trace and track each case thereby successfully containing the spread of the epidemic, the ministry said.
“The Centre has asked the other states to adapt these best practices to their local context and replicate them for better management of the
Covid-19 pandemic,” the ministry said in its statement.
India on Friday added 13,586 new Covid-19 cases, the highest recorded in a single day so far, pushing the tally to 3,80,532, while the death toll rose to 12,573 with 336 new fatalities, according to health ministry data.
Karnataka has reported 114 deaths and 7,944 cases, according to the data updated at 8 am.
Contact tracing is a critical component towards containing the epidemic and ensuring that the health infrastructure does not get overwhelmed.
Karnataka has widened the definition of contact' to include both the high-risk as well as low-risk contacts as defined by the central government. The number of primary and secondary contacts in Karnataka were meticulously traced and put under strict quarantine, the ministry said.
More than 10,000 well trained field staff carried out specific responsibilities for contact tracing as per the detailed SOP designed by the state which prescribes stepby-step actions to be performed by each designated person.