Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that efforts should be made in the districts to not let the number of active cases rise by taking measures as per local conditions. Discussions can be held with the traders community to limit the time of opening of shops in the markets and arrangements can be made to voluntarily close the market for half day or full day one or two days a week so that infection does not spread. We all have the responsibility to stop the spread of the virus. Also, all measures of social distancing must be adopted compulsorily.
Chouhan said that better services can be provided to the patients of home isolation by the the officers of the Indian Administrative Service in charge of the districts in coordination with Red Cross, private hospitals and other health centres. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan was reviewing the condition of Corona in the state today.
Chouhan sought information about each district in a meeting held today. He said that no amount is being charged for the treatment of Corona. A large section of the society cannot pay this amount. Those patients who are financially stable must voluntarily pay for their treatment to the hospitals.
The Chief Minister said that he himself is depositing the amount payable for his treatment at Chirayu Hospital in Bhopal. Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang who was present in the meeting, said that he himself has decided to pay the amount for his treatment to the hospital management. Chief Minister Chouhan appealed to the affluent section of the society that if they can pay the amount of their treatment without any problem, then they should volunteer to do so. This will be a support given to the entire health machinery, medical institute and society.
Chouhan reviewed the treatment and care being given to the patients in various districts of the state in the meeting. Chouhan said that all fever clinics should be run in an effective manner. Oxygen and other arrangements should also be ensured. Chief Minister Chouhan said that the use of pulse oximeter should be ensured. The home isolation system should also be strongly monitored.
Chouhan said that necessary support should also be extended to the private hospitals which provide better treatment and care to the patients. On this occasion, information was also sought about the continuous monitoring of home isolation patients by the command and control centres. It was told in the meeting that the positive rate was 8.9 between September 2 and 16. Along with this, the fatality rate was 2 percent, which has been steadily decreasing. Madhya Pradesh is ranked 14th in the number of active patients in the country. The recovery rate of Madhya Pradesh which is 76.8 percent is better than most states.
Chouhan instructed the collectors to control the activities that can draw crowd. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that it has been decided not to organize Garba this year to prevent spread of virus infection. Along with this, it was told to adhere to Durgotsav guidelines sent earlier which includes not organizing chal samaroha, limiting the height of Durga idol to six feet, limiting the size of temporary pavilions in the tableau to 10 × 10 feet and limiting the participants in the idol immersion to 10.
During a review of Indore, Chouhan said that if the traders decide to fix the time limit of opening shops, then Indore can set an ideal example. This would be exemplary in terms of preventing spread of infection and reducing risk. Collector, Indore informed that at present there is no oxygen related problem in Indore.