Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday inaugurated Covid Circuits for two districts Ranchi and East Singhbhum to make available oxygen supported beds of one district for the patients of adjacent districts on a need basis. The CM inaugurated the Covid circuits online here on Saturday.
On the occasion, the CM said that with the rise in Covid-19 cases the need for oxygen supported beds is being felt amidst the spread of the pandemic. “We have increased the oxygen beds in the state from 2,500 to 10,000 in the last 20 days. Simultaneously, the work of increasing the number of oxygen supported beds is in progress across all the districts. At present, due to a sudden spike in the cases, oxygen beds seem scarce in many districts like Ranchi, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur etc, whereas, many districts have vacant oxygen beds. Given this situation, initially, two Covid Circuits, Ranchi and East Singhbhum were launched by the State Government,” said the CM.
The Ranchi circuit comprises Ranchi, Gumla, Simdega, Lohardaga, Khunti, Ramgarh and Latehar districts, while the East Singhbhum circuit comprises Jamshedpur, Seraikela and Chaibasa. Both of these circuits have a high demand for oxygen supported beds. Patients of these districts will be allotted oxygen supported beds in adjacent nearby districts.
The CM said out of 2,000 oxygen supported beds in the Ranchi circuit 450 beds are vacant. The same is the case with the East Singhbhum circuit. Out of 1200 oxygen supported beds in the circuit, about 500 beds are empty.
The CM said the number of infected patients is increasing daily in Ranchi, Jamshedpur and other big cities. Due to this the pressure of patients is increasing in Covid dedicated hospitals of these cities. These two circuits will help ease the pressure from the hospitals. The inauguration of the Covid circuit will reduce the rush of patients from hospitals in big cities and they will be provided
with oxygen-supported
beds in nearby hospitals easily, where they can get better treatment.
The CM said to avoid any problem due to lack of information, a toll-free number has been issued by the State government. Covid infected patients or families who wish to avail this facility to be admitted at nearby district hospitals, can call the central control room at 104 or Ranchi centre at 0651-2411144 and Jamshedpur centre at 0657-244011, 8987510050. This service is completely free.
The CM said, “This initiative will help people get better treatment of Covid19 and help people on a large scale.”
Soren said that there is no shortage of oxygen or oxygen supported beds in the State. The State Government is dedicated to the arrangement of all the necessities, given the growing cases of Covid-19. Covid circuit is an example of one such initiative.
The infrastructure of hospitals established in adjacent districts of major cities is being operationalised.
Toll-free numbers have been issued by the state government to ensure that there is no panic among the people due to lack of information. Information about beds can be obtained by calling on these toll-free numbers.
The CM said, “There is no need to panic in any way. All of us will win this battle against Covid-19, only by staying restrained. Doctors in the State, including the paramedical staff, and other Corona Warriors are working day and night for us. We all have to be together in this fight. The arrangements are improving with every passing day, in a quality manner. Our patience can be an important link in this fight.”
State Development Commissioner Arun Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Rajiv Arun Ekka, Urban Development Secretary Vinay Kumar Choubey, Additional Secretary Food Supplies Shantanu Kumar Agrahari, Deputy Commissioner Ranchi Chhavi Ranjan and other officials were present during the occasion.