Sunday, 16 May 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The senior officials and district magistrates are responsible for ensuring full logistical support to the frontline workers working to treat and save Covid patients. Stating this while chairing a video conference to review the Covid-19 situation in the state on Saturday, chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat said that the availability of medicine kit at all levels must be ensured along with all necessary treatment for Covid patients. Referring to experts pointing at the possibility of the third wave of Covid, Rawat said that the current situation has to be faced even while concrete preparations must be made for a possible third wave. Arrangements to face the third wave of Covid should be fool-proof, he stressed.
He said that in the coming times, there should be CT scan machines in every district hospital along with trained personnel to operate the machines. Rawat also stressed on the need to increase testing, adding that adequate availability of vaccines should be ensured for vaccination. Covid appropriate behaviour should also be ensured at all the vaccination centres. He stressed that there should be real time entry of Covid related data, warning against any carelessness in this regard. If an ICU is not functional anywhere it should be made operational and trained personnel should be appointed if needed. Stating that oxygen should be utilised properly, Rawat said that oxygen use should also be regularly audited. Preparations should be made assessing the probable oxygen requirement in the coming months. He also directed officials to look into the availability of medicines for treatment of black fungus.
Reiterating that strict action should be taken against those involved in black marketing and over-charging, the CM also stressed on the need for hoarding of oxygen cylinders. He also directed the officials to take necessary steps to prevent Covid from spreading in the mountainous regions.
Chief secretary Om Prakash said that the Civil Aviation department should arrange for one helicopter each at Chinyalisaud and Pithoragarh from June 15 to September 30 so that serious patients, oxygen cylinders and other items can be airlifted in case the roads are blocked during the rains. Oxygen concentrators should be provided on a priority basis in remote areas.
Officials informed in the meeting that the process of global tendering for importing vaccines had been started. Additional chief secretary Manisha Panwar, director general of police Ashok Kumar and other officials concerned were also present in the meeting.
