Ranchi Deputy Commissioner, Chhavi Ranjan on Tuesday said that the rate of corona infection has come down in the district, but there is no time to relax yet. In view of the possibility of a third wave of Corona, he directed all the cells to work proactively. He said that we have to learn from our past mistakes and prepare for the future.
Ranjan said this while reviewing the various cells during the meeting of the Covid Task Force through virtual medium. While reviewing the various cells and vaccination work set up for prevention of Corona infection in the district, Ranjan gave necessary directions to the concerned officials. Nodal officers, circle officers, block development officers and other concerned officers were involved in the meeting.
While reviewing the contact tracing and home isolation cell, the DC inquired about the updated situation from the Sub-Divisional Officer, Bundu, Sameera S. He directed SDO Bundu and DSP Sadar to meet with the private lab and provide complete information related to the person conducting the test so that there is no problem in contact tracing. While directing close monitoring of the works of the cell, he said that the incident commander should do the work of barricading and postering seriously so that people can get a clear idea about where the containment zone is and people can avoid infection. He directed SDO Bundu and AC Ranchi to review and report how many people were tracked and how many barricading, postering were done in the last 10 days.
In view of the possible third wave of Corona, more and more people should be vaccinated in the district, it was also reviewed by Ranjan. With the removal of the age group's compulsion for vaccination, he directed the concerned officials to get vaccinated rapidly with the update on the Covid portal. He directed to increase the number of teams for vaccination from 100 to 150. Along with this, he directed all the BDOs to prepare a village wise plan and get the people vaccinated. He also asked to increase vaccination in rural areas through mobile vans.
During the meeting, Ranjan also reviewed the COVID-19 testing in the district. He took information about the RAT and TrueNat test from the senior officer of the cell. Reviewing the block wise testing, he directed all the BDOs to complete the target of investigation. He directed the Ranchi Sub-Divisional Officer to give a report related to the manpower and resources available for testing by holding a meeting with all the BDOs.
In the meeting, the DC inquired from Civil Surgeon Ranchi about the status of Child Covid Ward being built in Sadar Hospital. The Civil Surgeon said that the Child Covid Ward would be completely ready in the next 2-3 days. For the 60-bed Child Covid Ward in Sadar Hospital, he directed training of para medics and doctors at regular time intervals. He directed the Civil Surgeon to make a training schedule of three months.
The work progress of setting up of PSA plants at Sonahatu, Bero and Bundu CHCs was also reviewed during the meeting.