Cabinet Secretary today held a meeting with Municipal Commissioners and District Magistrates of 13 cities affected by the novel coronavirus in order to take stock of the situation there.
The measures taken by the officials and staff of the municipal corporations for management of Covid-19 cases were reviewed in the meeting.
Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories concerned attended the meeting. During the meeting, it was noted that 13 cities are considered to be the worst coronavirus affected locations and constitute about 70% of the positive cases in the country.
These are Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Thane, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Indore, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Chengalpattu and Thiruvallur.