COVID-19: Cases rise again in India, Health Ministry issues advisory to states

The Health Ministry has given instructions to all the states and union territories to make necessary preparations. Read more on Dynamite News

New Delhi: Coronavirus cases are once again seen increasing in the country. Keeping this in mind, the Health Ministry has instructed all the states and union territories to make necessary preparations. The ministry has specifically asked to ensure adequate availability of oxygen, isolation beds, ventilators, and essential medicines so that any emergency can be dealt with.

According to the Dynamite News correspondent, several technical review meetings were held on this subject on June 2 and 3, which were chaired by Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Sunita Sharma.

These meetings were attended by representatives from all states, including the Disaster Management Cell, Emergency Management Response (EMR), National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP), and Central Government Hospitals of Delhi.

According to the information, surveillance teams of states and districts under IDSP are closely monitoring cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infection (SARI). According to health officials, testing of all SARI patients has been made mandatory, while testing of 5 percent samples of ILI cases has been recommended.

Also, positive SARI cases are being sent to ICMR laboratories for genome sequencing.

Total number of active cases till June 4

According to the data of the Ministry of Health, a total of 4,302 active corona cases have been registered in the country till June 4, 2025. 864 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. However, the relief is that most of the patients have mild symptoms and are being treated at home.

Since the beginning of the year, 44 people have died due to corona, most of whom were already suffering from some serious illness. In view of this, the Center has directed all the states to ensure the availability of necessary resources.

On June 2, a mock drill was conducted to check the oxygen supply system. Apart from this, a plan has been made to conduct mock drills at the hospital level on June 4 and 5 to take stock of the situation.