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With the state facing an acute shortage of Remdesivir injections, the Uttar Pradesh government sent a special plane to Ahmedabad with a medical team to bring 25,000 doses of this injection life-saving drug which is expected to reach the state capital by Wednesday evening.
"The state government is working with full commitment to provide better health services to the people and with this in mind, it has sent a team of officials in a state plane to Ahmedabad to bring 25,000 doses of Remdesivir injections. This medicine will reach Lucknow by Wednesday evening," the chief minister said while reviewing the status of COVID-19 in a high-level meeting convened through virtual medium on Wednesday.
The chief minister said that there should be no shortage of Covid beds and medical oxygen in the districts. He told officials that districts, including Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar, Gorakhpur and Jhansi, should ensure adequate beds with all medicines. He said dialysis machines should be provided in Covid hospital for the treatment of COVID-19 patients suffering from kidney disease.
Yogi directed the chief minister's office, chief secretary's office, additional chief secretary (health) and principal secretary (medical education) to monitor this system regularly.
"There should be continuous availability of medical oxygen in Covid hospitals. Additional chief secretary (health) and principal secretary (medical education) should review this regularly," he said.
The chief minister said that 840 additional beds had been arranged for COVID-19 patients in Lucknow. He said in private medical colleges which were being run as Covid hospitals, arrangements for additional medical staff and medical resources should be made on priority.
He directed that the testing work be conducted with full capacity and the number of RT-PCR tests be increased. He said manpower should also be arranged according to the requirement. He also directed that use of TrueNat machines for Covid testing be started immediately.
Yogi said that through regular communication with the COVID-19 patients recuperating in home isolation, information about their health status should be obtained and guidance should be given as required. He said the Chief Minister Helpline 1076 should also be used in this work. He said it should be ensured that in all districts including Lucknow, COVID-19 patients in home isolation continued to have a smooth supply of medical kits of all prescribed medicines. He directed the health minister and additional chief secretary (health) to check this system.
The chief minister said that the integrated command and control centres established in districts should function smoothly. "To improve the functioning of the integrated command and control centres and to fix accountability, senior officers of district administration and Health Department should be posted there," he said and added that these officers should keep up to date information about the status of various activities along with necessary coordination work.
Yogi directed that the district magistrate, district police chiefs and chief medical officer of each district should meet daily at the integrated command and control centre and review the situation and decide the next strategy.
The chief minister said that sanitation, sanitisation and fogging should be done on a war footing in every district.
"In view of the possible arrival of a large number of people from other states in UP, quarantine centres should be set up in every district. The quarantine centres should be equipped with screening and testing facilities as well as lodging and food for the people," he said.
Medical Education Minister Suresh Khanna, Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh and senior officials attended the meeting through virtual medium.