Contact tracing our immediate identified protocol, says govt as COVID-19 cases crosses 200
Mar 20, 2020
New Delhi, Mar 19(ANI): Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal confirmed 206 positive cases of COVID-19 in the country so far. He further added that more than 6,700 contacts of them are being monitored. Lav Agarwal said, “4 deaths have taken place and they were all over 64 years of age and had co-morbidity due to which they were vulnerable.” On if contact tracing is being done in Kanika Kapoor’s case, as the singer tested positive for COVID19 and Vasundhara Raje, who met her, is in self-quarantine, Lav Agarwal said that contact tracing is government’s immediate identified protocol and it begins as soon as they get to know of a case.
