NEW DELHI : The Union home ministry on Friday set up five new inter-ministerial central teams (IMCT), in addition to the six existing, to monitor covid-19 situation and adherence of lockdown norms across the country.
Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla also wrote to the states seeking complete cooperation. "Violations of lockdown measures have been reported, posing a serious health hazard to public and risk for spread of covidー19.
Incidents are ranging from violence on frontline healthcare professionals and police personnel; violations of Social Distancing norms; opposition to setting up of quarantine centres," the Union home Ministry said. "Situation is especially serious in major hotspot districts or emerging hotspots like Ahmedabad and