Coronavirus In India: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a meeting with the states and union territories on Friday (December 23). During this, he advised the states to conduct mock drills in all health centers on December 27 to ensure the preparedness of the infrastructure with special focus on oxygen plants, ventilators, logistics and human resources.
in some parts of the world corona virus During a digital meeting with state health ministers and senior officials in view of the recent spurt in COVID-19 cases, he said, “Centre and states need to work together and in a collaborative spirit, as done in the past for prevention and management of Covid. was done during the boom.”
What advice?
In the meeting, the preparedness of the public health system for the prevention and management of Kovid and the progress of the vaccination campaign were reviewed. Apart from ministers, principal secretaries, additional chief secretaries and information commissioners of states also participated in the meeting. The Ministry of Health said in a statement that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Referring to the high-level review meeting chaired by Dr. Mandaviya advised the states to be vigilant, keep all preparations for Covid management and continue with a proactive approach.
What did the health minister say?
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked states to strengthen the surveillance system of whole genome sequencing of samples of infected cases to track patterns through the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium network. Mandaviya said that if there are any new forms of infection in the country, it should be ensured that they are detected on time.
What did you tell the health ministers of the state?
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said, “Health facility-based sentinel surveillance, pan-respiratory virus surveillance, community-based surveillance and sewage or wastewater surveillance have to be taken care of.” He stressed on the importance of public awareness campaigns regarding adherence to Covid-appropriate behavior in view of the upcoming festive season. He requested the health ministers of the states to personally monitor and review the preparedness of all infrastructure and ensure adequate stock of essential medicines.
asked to expedite the investigation
Mansukh Mandaviya said that despite the new nature of Covid, ‘Test-Track-Treat-Vaccination’ and ‘adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour’ remain a time-tested strategy for the management of the disease. It has been said in the statement that the states and union territories have also been asked to speed up the investigation rate. The Union Health Minister also urged the States and Union Territories to expedite vaccination of all eligible people, especially the elderly and vulnerable groups.
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