<span style="color: #222222;">Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan is interacting today with the Health Ministers and officials of seven States to review COVID-19 situation and promote COVID appropriate behaviour. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This meeting is happening at a time when some states and districts are witnessing a rise in the COVID-19 cases, decline in testing, high mortality rate and higher doubling rate.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier this week, Dr. Harsh Vardhan held a virtual meeting with the Health Ministers and officials of nine states.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In that meeting, he cautioned that people need to be more vigilant in the entire festive season as respiratory virus spreads rapidly in the winter months.</span><br />