Centre on alert amid COVID surge in Asia; ‘Don’t let down guard’ note to states

• Amid a resurgence of Covid cases across Southeast Asia and Europe, the government has warned states not to let their guard down and advised them to continue focus on the five-fold strategy of "test, track, treat, follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and vaccinate." Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, in his letter to all states and union territories, also asked them to ensure adequate testing of samples to ensure timely detection of new variants and also to motivate people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Watch this video for more details.