Chhattisgarh on Friday demanded 50,000 N-95 masks, 20,000 VTM (viral transport media) kits and 250 ventilators from the Union health ministry.
State health minister TS Singhdeo while participating in a meeting called by Union health minister Dr Harshvardhan via video conference, requested him to fix Chhattisgarh’s quota in the triple-layer masks being prepared by the CRPF.
Sharing the requirements of the state for fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, Singhdeo demanded 50,000 N-95 masks, 20,000 VTM (viral transport media) kits and 250 ventilators.
Singhdeo also shared the preparedness of Chhattisgarh in dealing with Covid-19 and informed the Union health minister that at present the state already has 5,666 beds ready for coronavirus patients in different hospitals.
“In different ICUs and semi-ICUs, Chhattisgarh has 622 ventilators along with 300 child ventilators. The state has a stock of 8.20 lakh hydroxychloroquine tablets for dealing with Covid-19 pandemic.
“In addition, private-run hospitals have also been identified for dealing with any emergency situation. In case the situation deteriorates, then hostels with attached toilets have also been identified,” Singhdeo said..
Through pool testing and RD Kit surveillance, the state is trying to identify coronavirus positive patients from among the suspected individuals, he said.
“Until now, samples of 10,346 people have been collected, out of which 9,206 people have tested negative for coronavirus while 1,104 samples are under test.
“In Chhattisgarh, 36 positive cases of Covid-19 were reported, out of which 30 were successfully treated and discharged from the hospital while six are under treatment,” Singhdeo told the Union minister.