<p>Despite the overall Covid-19 situation at the national level improving, certain states and districts across the country continue to report a high number of cases. In this light, the Centre on Saturday asked states to continue following the five-fold strategy to curb the spread of the virus.</p>.<p>The states have also been asked by the Centre to extend Covid-19 curbs until the end of September.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/impose-restrictions-if-needed-to-tackle-crowd-during-festival-season-centre-to-states-1024465.html" target="_blank">Impose restrictions, if needed, to tackle crowd during festival season: Centre to states</a></strong></p>.<p>Here's what the five-fold strategy consists of:</p>.<p>1. As per the five-fold strategy, the number of Covid-19 tests need to be increased. It also states that more than 70 per cent of the tests need to be done via RT-PCR to get the most accurate result as it has found “Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) to be mostly deployed”.</p>.<p>2. The second part of this strategy asks for effective isolation of Covid positive persons and efficient contact tracing. As per its guidelines, at least 30 contacts of a Covid positive person need to be traced, tested, and also isolated within 72 hours.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/health-ministry-advises-states-not-to-insist-on-negative-covid-test-report-for-those-fully-vaccinated-1023461.html" target="_blank">Health ministry advises states not to insist on negative Covid test report for those fully vaccinated</a></strong></p>.<p>3. Healthcare infrastructure needs to be upgraded to avoid overworking of the healthcare staff.</p>.<p>4. Ensuring Covid-19 appropriate behaviour in crowded places and gatherings. </p>.<p>5. And finally, the five-fold strategy includes a targeted vaccination approach in districts reporting more positive Covid-19 cases.</p>
<p>Despite the overall Covid-19 situation at the national level improving, certain states and districts across the country continue to report a high number of cases. In this light, the Centre on Saturday asked states to continue following the five-fold strategy to curb the spread of the virus.</p>.<p>The states have also been asked by the Centre to extend Covid-19 curbs until the end of September.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/impose-restrictions-if-needed-to-tackle-crowd-during-festival-season-centre-to-states-1024465.html" target="_blank">Impose restrictions, if needed, to tackle crowd during festival season: Centre to states</a></strong></p>.<p>Here's what the five-fold strategy consists of:</p>.<p>1. As per the five-fold strategy, the number of Covid-19 tests need to be increased. It also states that more than 70 per cent of the tests need to be done via RT-PCR to get the most accurate result as it has found “Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) to be mostly deployed”.</p>.<p>2. The second part of this strategy asks for effective isolation of Covid positive persons and efficient contact tracing. As per its guidelines, at least 30 contacts of a Covid positive person need to be traced, tested, and also isolated within 72 hours.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/health-ministry-advises-states-not-to-insist-on-negative-covid-test-report-for-those-fully-vaccinated-1023461.html" target="_blank">Health ministry advises states not to insist on negative Covid test report for those fully vaccinated</a></strong></p>.<p>3. Healthcare infrastructure needs to be upgraded to avoid overworking of the healthcare staff.</p>.<p>4. Ensuring Covid-19 appropriate behaviour in crowded places and gatherings. </p>.<p>5. And finally, the five-fold strategy includes a targeted vaccination approach in districts reporting more positive Covid-19 cases.</p>