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Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said faulty antibody testing kits will be returned to the respective countries, whether it is China or any other nation. Dr Vardhan and MoS Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Choubey, held a meeting via video conferencing with state health ministers today, to review the actions on COVID-19 management.
While addressing the ministers, Dr Vardhan said, “We have not paid for the kits yet. Wherever there is a need, we have also sent our senior officers to support you, they are not sent as monitors. They are there for hand-holding and cooperation so we get feedback on how to further extend help,” the Union Health Minister told states.
“Almost three and a half months have passed while fighting against COVID-19. All states are doing well. India is the only country in the world that has reported fewer cases among all other countries,” he added.
Dr Vardhan added that India has around three per cent mortality rate of COVID-19. “We are on the right track to deal with COVID-19, just be confident. All Health Ministers should monitor themselves. We have not entered the third stage of transmission because it has been controlled by the help of all the states,” said Dr Vardhan.
