Centre has asked States and Union Territories to ensure setting up of district and sub-district control rooms for COVID management with adequate doctors, infrastructure and monitoring of beds availability. <br />''<br />''Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health Arti Ahuja has written a letter to all Chief Secretaries and principal secretary, Health of all States and UTs in this regard. She said, the control rooms should be adequately staffed with medical doctors, counselors and volunteers, and shall be equipped with ample phone lines to cater to the assigned population. <br />''<br />''Depending on the case load, the control rooms shall remain functional round the clock to provide validated guidance and support to the patients. She said, the Control rooms must have real-time data on availability of COVID testing centres, ambulances, and shall be able to guide the caller on the process for availing these services. <br />''<br />''Centre has asked to allot dedicated ambulances to each Control Room based on area caseload for transportation of patients, as per the need. The States and UTs have also been asked to assign Nodal Officers for different levels of Control Rooms who can be in touch with each other at all times and provide seamless services to citizens.<br />