The states have to take remedial and appropriate action given the exigencies of the situation. The Union Health Ministry has urged the states to submit action-taken reports on the immediate and short-term security measures implemented in medical institutions for doctors and healthcare workers. Referring to a virtual conference held on August 28, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra, in a letter sent to the chief secretaries and directors general of police (DGPs) of all the states and Union territories on Tuesday, highlighted the key security measures discussed at the meeting and requested them to submit the action-taken reports before September 10. The key points highlighted at the meeting included the identification of high-risk establishments as part of which each territory or district has to identify the hospitals with high footfall and consider those as high-priority establishments for security improvements. Besides, the Centre has laid stress on conducting security audits in consultation with local health and police authorities to assess and improve security measures and giving special attention to areas with a higher incidence of security breaches, …