JAIPUR: Chief minister
Ashok Gehlot on Monday said even if a vaccine was available for Covid-19, it could prevent the virus only by 40% while masks could restrict it by 95%. He said the government was planning to bring a legislation making masks mandatory.
The chief minister exhorted people to celebrate
Dilwali without firecrackers as pollution from it could aggravate the heath crisis caused by the pandemic.
He said the government was planning to launch post-Covid care clinics to attend to the complications of patients who were cured of the ailment but had lingering health issues.
The patients could avail post-Covid care facilities also by dialing 181helpline, he added.
The state government had launched an awareness campaign no masks, no entry camapign against corona on October 2 and said it would continue with increased vigour for the next two months.
The chief minister sought the active participation of NCC, NSS, Scouts and Guides and Nehru Yuva Kendra to spread the message of prevention.
The chief minister was holding a dialogue on the importance of jan andolan against coronavirus by educating the people on the importance of wearing masks, washing hands and maintaining social distance to prevent the spread of the pandemic.
The chief minister said the state government was doing everything at its command to save the lives of people, but it was the duty of the citizens to prevent its spread.
Principal secretary health Akhil Arora said the recovery rate in the state now stands at over 90 per cent while cumulative death rate has decreased from 0.99% to 0.69% in October.
He said
Rajasthan was at the top in the three critical parameters of infection, active cases and death rate per 10 lakh population. He said the infection rate per 10 lakh population was 2,340 in the state while in the country it is 5,843. Similarly, in active cases, Rajasthan logged 209 against the national average of 484. The death rate in the state is 23 against the national average of 88, he added.
He said Rajasthan was currently having a capacity to carry out 50,000 RT PCR tests, have 12,000 oxygen ICU beds and 23,000 oxygen cylinders per day.
Ministers Reghu Sharma,
Govid Singh Dotasra and Bhanwar Singh Bhati was also present on the occasion.