Question : Assessment of COVID-19

(a) whether the Government has set a committee/team of experts to monitor and analyse the COVID-19 situation and identify and predict the future course of COVID-19;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the assessment of the experts reveal unlikely advent of another COVID-19 wave and restoration of normalcy, if so, the details thereof;

(d) if not, the time by which the next wave of COVID-19 is expected in India along with the advance management plan to prevent loss of life; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to conduct a survey in States/UTs regarding the after effects of COVID-19 among infected persons from the health perspective and if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
(DR BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (e) Presently, a declining trend in COVID-19 cases is noted in the country since last few months. However, as the causative virus is continuously evolving, the same may have an impact on COVID-19 transmission and surge in cases cannot be ruled out. States/UTs have accordingly been urged repeatedly through formal communications as well as during regular video conferences to continue focus on five-fold strategy of test-track-treat-COVID appropriate behaviors and vaccination.