The Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that timely response is the most important factor in the war against Covid-19 pandemic. He also advocated for the safety of the frontline health workers.
The CM was addressing a video conferencing session with the officials of the health department and district magistrates (DM) on Saturday.
He directed the officials to ensure that the Covid-19 affected patients should be provided immediate treatment and the people in contact with the positive patients should be traced without delay and tested for the disease.
The CM said that in view of recent increase in the number of Covid-19 cases, the state government has enforced lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays in four districts . He said the DMs should be in regular contact with the public representatives, social organisations and association of traders. Emphasising on the oxygen support system Rawat said that the DMs should monitor the serious cases themselves and prevent the death rate from increasing.
He said that the health infrastructure has been strengthened and the ICU, ventilator, Oxygen support, testing machine and lab facility have got augmented.
Rawat also stressed on the need for continuous increase in sampling and testing. Appreciating the performance of districts in surveillance he said that the information about people who are more than 60 years of age and those suffering from serious ailments should be gathered.
He added that the administration should start a special campaign on Sundays for spreading awareness about dengue.
People should ensure that water is not allowed to collect near their house and on every Sunday they should spare 15 minutes for this activity. He asked the officials to take help of the religious leaders in ensuring that the crowds are not gathered in the religious ceremonies and events and the protocols of Covid-19 are followed.
He said that it has come to notice that many tourists have entered the state on the basis of forged Covid free certificate.
He said that the certificates provided by the tourists should be properly checked but at the same time the tourists should not be hassled.
The Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh said that the tourists should be treated with respect.
He said that there is no problem with funds for the anti Covid-19 funds. The CS advocated for taking services of private labs for the testing of Covid-19 so that the backlog of samples is cleared.
The secretary health, Amit Singh Negi said that the state is fully prepared to tackle the Covid-19 and necessary resources are provided to the districts. He said that Trunat machines have been provided to the districts and more such machines would be provided. Negi said that DMs should make use of these machines. He added that antigen kits have been provided to all the districts.
He emphasised on increasing testing in Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar districts and said that arrangements for providing oxygen support as per the norms is made in the Covid care centres. Negi said that DMs can appoint employees on outsource where needed. In view of recent spurt in the cases in the Kashipur and Bajpur areas, the DM of Udham Singh Nagar district presented an action taking report.
In the meeting the DG (law and order) Ashok Kumar, secretary Shailash Bagauli, Garhwal commissioner Ravinath Raman, Kumaon commissioner A S Hayanki, Pankaj Kumar Pandey and others participated.