last 24 hours 705 COVID-19 Patient have been cured in India : Ministry of Health
West Bengal does not support the central team: Home Ministry
New Delhi: Last 24 hours, 705 COVID-19 Patient have been cured in India,Ministry of Health told to press today. The total number of infected people in the country has so far reached 18,601. Of these, about 3,252 have not been infected. A maximum of 705 people have recovered in the last 24 hours. As a result, the country’s recovery rate has surpassed 17 per cent, said Lob Agrawal, joint secretary in the Union Ministry of Health.
The state government, on the other hand, is not cooperating with the central team, which has gone to West Bengal on behalf of the central government. In Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the teams are provided with the necessary support by the state governments. However, in West Bengal, the state government does not allow the team to meet health workers and does not provide the necessary support, said Union Home Ministry Joint Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava.
“It simply came to our notice then. In view of this, the Home Ministry today wrote a letter to the West Bengal government asking it to comply with the Central Government’s April 14 directive and provide the necessary assistance to the central team.