New Delhi: With coronavirus cases mounting in Kerala, adequate measures should be taken to contain the inter-state spread of the infection, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday. He also urged Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to increase the pace of vaccination in border districts, as it forms an integral component of the Centre's five-point strategy to fight the pandemic, which also includes Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour.

As Covid cases are rising in Kerala, he discussed matters related to Covid-19 management in those areas of these two states bordering Kerala, and highlighted the need to take adequate steps to contain inter-state spread of the disease.

In a separate development, Mandaviya also reviewed the supply and availability of Covid-related essential medicines across the country. He was apprised that sufficient stocks of all the essential medicines are available, and raw materials for them are also available in enough quantities in India.

A strategic buffer stock has been created for 8 drugs namely Tocilizumab, Methyl Predinisolone, Enaxopirin, Dexamethasone, Remdesivir, Amphotericin B Deoxycholate, Posaconazole, and Intravenous Immunoglobilin . All these medicines have been found in good quantity in the country.

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