While addressing a joint press conference in New Delhi on March 24, the Secretary of the Union Health Ministry, Rajesh Bhushan, spoke about India's two states, which are of serious concern in the wake of the escalating COVID-19 situation - Punjab and Maharashtra.
Apart from these two states, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka have also reported a concentration of cases, the official said.
Mr Bhushan added that a meeting has been called with these states on Saturday to review the situation.
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