Maurya calls for mobile health teams to collect samples

Prayagraj: Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday directed the district administration to deploy mobile health teams for collecting swab samples in villages and blocks to speed up testing for Covid-19.
He said the exercise would be helpful in diagnosing more patients. Maurya stressed on spreading awareness about the disease and urged people to get themselves tested voluntarily.
He said that officials should ensure that patients opting for home isolation strictly follow the safety protocol.
Maurya was in city on Monday to review the Covid-19 programmes and convened a meeting with district officials at Circuit House. He also asked officials about the status of patients undergoing treatment at Covid-19 hospitals, ventilators and availability of beds.
The deputy CM directed officials to ensure that patients undergoing treatment at Covid-19 hospitals do not face any problems and be given all facilities. He directed senior health officials to arrange for 100 additional ventilators for these hospitals.
Maurya also reviewed the sanitization and sanitation drives launched in the city.