ICMR to monitor 75 districts to check for community transmission

ICMR plans to start a study in about 75 districts in India that have the maximum number of Covid-19 cases to check whether community transmission has begun. ​​​​The health ministry has also asked states to test at least 250 samples of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and influenza like illnesses (ILI) from each district to monitor Covid-19 spread.