Amid the speculations over the third wave of COVID-19, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday directed the officers concerned to constitute COVID monitoring committees in every district.
Specifying the members of this committee, Vij said that the Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police, Civil Surgeons and officials of Urban Local Bodies should be the members of the committee to deal with the probable third wave effectively. Alongwith this the officials of IMA, people should also be involved so that the possible wave of Corona can be dealt effectively, he said.
Emphasis should be laid on administering both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine to maximum people before the onset of the third wave, he directed while presiding over the meeting of the State Level Covid Monitoring Committee here. All the Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and Civil Surgeons along with other officers of all the districts of the state were digitally present in the meeting.
The Minister said that all the preparations to cope up with the third wave like enhancing the number of beds with oxygen facility, ventilator beds and ICU beds should be done.
He shared that so far 95 lakh people of the state have been administered vaccine jabs.
To expedite the process of vaccination, the officials concerned should seek cooperation of social, religious, and business organizations. The help of NGOs and organizations should also be taken so that maximum beneficiaries can be vaccinated, he said.
Vij directed the officers concerned that before the third wave of Corona, all healthcare workers and frontline workers should get both the vaccine jabs. The state's recovery rate is 98.62 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.32 per cent, he informed.
On the issue of fatality rate, Vij said that the health officials should assess the cause of death of people during the second wave as a part of preparations for the third wave. A team of specialist doctors should be formed to gather information in this regard so that the fatality rate can be controlled in future, he added.
The Minister further directed the District Deputy Commissioners to hold meetings with the representatives of medical institutions in their respective districts regarding the third wave and conduct a reality check with regard to the number of oxygen beds, ventilator beds and other equipments in the concerned districts. A report in this regard should be sent to the headquarters which will be matched with the data received at the headquarters, he added.