With Haryana recording its biggest single-day spike on Friday, the Chief Minister Manohar Lal directed the officers concerned to start a special campaign to motivate people to wear face masks outdoors.
The Chief Minister also instructed the Police Department to take strict action against people without masks by challaning them on the spot and directed to give them at least five masks.
“Traffic intersections, vehicles of the Department of Urban Local Bodies and publicity vehicles of Department of Information, Public Relations and Languages should also be used to spread awareness regarding COVID-19,” the Chief Minister said while presiding over a meeting of the Crisis Management Group of various departments which was constituted during COVID-19.
Haryana reported 795 fresh COVID-19 positive cases taking the state’s total tally to 24797.
After reviewing the situation in four worst-affected districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Rewari districts, the State Government decided not to impose any fresh restrictions in these districts.
During the meeting, it was informed that in some states like Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir and Maharashtra lockdown was imposed for varying duration spanning from a day to a week in different areas. Other than Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Rewari districts, the position of Coronavirus positive patients is stable in remaining districts of Haryana.
Additional Chief Secretary Health Department, Rajeev Arora apprised the testing rate per day has been improved. In Gurugram 2,400 tests are being conducted while in Sonipat and Faridabad 880 each and in Ambala 472 tests are being conducted.
In all, around 9,110 tests have been conducted every day in Haryana which will be increased to 12,000 tests a day. The facility of mobile testing will also be provided, he said.
On this, the Chief Minister instructed the officers to provide free ambulance facility for travel to patients who have to come for testing after being quarantined or after testing positive.
It was also informed in the meeting that recently the state has recently received 100 ventilators from Bharat Heavy Electricals, Bangalore, which has enhanced the number of ventilators available to over 1,000. The new ventilators will be distributed in the state's medical colleges and hospitals.
In addition, plasma banks are also being opened in Panchkula, Rohtak, Gurugam. People are also being encouraged to donate the plasma. Similarly, kits to boost immunity are also being distributed by the AYUSH Department.
The Chief Minister said that maximum immunity Ayush Kits should be distributed. Additional amount from the Chief Minister’s Corona Relief Fund can also be given if required for this purpose, he said.It also came to light in the meeting that at present 60 buses of Haryana Roadways are plying to Rajasthan and 40 buses to Uttar Pradesh.
The number of passengers travelling in Haryana Roadways buses on July 1 was 60,000 per day, which has now reached a figure of one lakh.