Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan conducted a detailed review of the status of corona in the State, treatment management and lockdown in a video conference at Mantralaya.
Chouhan said that Corona control is the biggest priority in the state. Positive cases must recover, besides testing and treatment should be completed with seriousness. The work of generating public awareness must be continued. Special attention must be paid in the containment areas. Under no circumstances should the virus chain be allowed to form. This chain must be broken. Effective efforts should be made to control the virus in consultation with public representatives.
Chouhan said that detailed instructions are being sent to districts regarding issuing of passes to persons who wish to go out of the state. Similarly, those who wish to return to Madhya Pradesh from other states should also be provided necessary facilities in the districts. It was informed in the meeting that people have left for their states from Ujjain and other places in Madhya Pradesh.
The Chief Minister said that people who wish to go from Madhya Pradesh must be given permission simultaneously so that it does not get crowded. People coming from outside should be screened. He said that vigilance is needed in every district to break the link of the virus.
Chouhan also sought detailed information about the situation in Burhanpur, Mandsaur and Neemuch districts of the state. It was informed at the meeting that 12 containment areas have been set up in Burhanpur where 24 survey teams are working. District administration is making various arrangements after holding discussions with social workers and religious leaders. The Superintendent of Police said that lockdown is being strictly followed in all police station areas. Similarly, the work of disease control is going well in Mandsaur.
In Mandsaur, 240 persons are placed under home quarantine and 419 persons under institutional quarantine. Crisis Management Group meetings are also being held regularly. In Neemuch also, necessary measures have been taken with the help of public representatives. Public awareness is increasing and the number of serious patients has come down. The number of positive patients is also on the decline.