The two-member Central team which reached the State on Monday to review the Covid-19 situation and its management, visited Jagatsinghpur district on Tuesday.The team consisting of Dr Shibani Dutta and Dr A Dan along with State health official Dr Prashant Raghav Mahapatro and Jagatsinghpur Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Dr Bijaya Panda visited the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here and took stock of the situation.They further visited the vaccination centre and isolation centre at the DHH and discussed with officials regarding the Covid management system in the district.
After the review, Dr Shibani Dutta, who is Professor in the Department of Public Health Administration at All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health in Kolkata, said, “The situation is under control here.
The positivity rate is declining. We have discussed with the CDMO and other officials regarding the problems they are facing. They appraised us about the need of more specialist doctors for the hospital.” “Covid-19 is on a declining trend in our district. The team is satisfied with our management process.
We have also increased the number of tests. The vaccination drive is also running smoothly. We are managing everything in adherence with the state’s Covid management protocols,” informed the CDMO.
She further informed that the team visited the Covid Hospital at Paradip in the district on the day. Earlier on Monday, the Central team had visited various Covid Hospitals in Bhubaneswar. They also held a meeting with top health officials of the State.