Srinagar, June 4 -- The advisory follows a series of technical review meetings held on June 2 and 3, chaired by Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Sunita Sharma. The meetings included representatives from the Disaster Management Cell, Emergency Management Response (EMR) Cell, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), and central government hospitals in Delhi. State and UT health officials also participated to assess the current Covid-19 situation and preparedness.

Surveillance systems under the IDSP are closely monitoring trends in Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI), the sources said. As per cur...