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Testing, Tracing, Isolation And Quarantine Should Be Focus In Next Few Weeks: Prime Minister Tells Chief Ministers

On video conference, Modi said it is necessary to ensure the availability of dedicated hospital facilities.

A worker wearing a protective mask sprays disinfectant inside the empty Delhi Junction railway station during a lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus in Delhi, India. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)  
A worker wearing a protective mask sprays disinfectant inside the empty Delhi Junction railway station during a lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus in Delhi, India. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told chief ministers that to check the spread of the novel coronavirus, testing, tracing, isolation and quarantine should remain the focus in the next few weeks.

Interacting with them through video conference, he said it is necessary to ensure the availability of separate and dedicated hospital facilities for Covid-19 patients.

Modi told the chief ministers that it is important to formulate a common exit strategy to ensure the staggered re-emergence of the population once the lockdown ends, an official statement said.

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