Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba today held a high-level meeting to review the status, actions taken and preparedness of States and Union Territories regarding the management of Novel Coronavirus, COVID19.&nbsp; After a detailed review, in addition to the universal screening as per earlier advisories, universal screening at airports is now being planned for flights from Kathmandu, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia.&nbsp; In furtherance to the travel advisory issued earlier, citizens are advised to avoid all non-essential travel to Singapore. So far, 21,805 passengers have been brought under community surveillance.&nbsp; Around four lakh flight passengers and 9,695 travellers at sea-ports have also been screened.<br />'' <br />'' The meeting was attended by &nbsp;Secretaries of Health and Family Welfare, Civil Aviation, Defence, Information and Broadcasting and &nbsp;DG AFMS and representatives from External Affairs, Home Affairs, Bureau of Immigration, ITBP and Army.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | February 22, 2020 7:24 PM
Cabinet Secy holds high-level meeting to review preparedness on coronavirus