A high-level meeting chaired by the Indian Central Ministers regarding the increasing number of coronavirus patients in China

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

New Delhi – In China, the number of coronavirus patients has suddenly started increasing. On this background, a high-level meeting was chaired by the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.


According to officials in the health ministry, the Union Health Minister has directed officials for strict compliance  : High level of alertness on the case rise, intensified surveillance of infection and aggressive genome sequencing. The meeting was attended by top doctors, the Health Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Secretary, NCDC Chief and Drug Controller General of India.