ReutersWith a large part of the country battling a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre Monday asked all states and Union Territories to implement an intensive, local and focused containment framework, stressing on specific districts and areas to snap the chain of transmission. In a communication to all states and UTs, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla reiterated the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's April 25 advisory on containment strategy and said the district authorities should be sensitised on the strategy for imposing restrictions and it should be widely disseminated to the public and to the field functionaries for their effective implementation.
Bhalla said that in the recent past, a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases has been observed along with high positivity rate.
Considering this unprecedented spike, he said, there is an urgent need for states and UTs to consider strict COVID management and control measures, in the surge areas to bring the situation under control.
Accordingly, he said, the Health Ministry has advised all states and UT governments to implement an intensive, local and focused containment framework, focused on specific districts, cities, areas, and identified based on a prescribed criterion.
"All States/ UTs have also been advised to consider a further graded response in accordance with local situation, requirements and resources.
"I would, therefore, urge you to issue directions to district authorities in your State/ UT, to take all necessary measures, as advised by MoHFW in their letter, for the implementation of the containment framework, so as to flatten the curve," Bhalla said.
The coronavirus situation continues to be grim in India with 3,52,991 people testing positive and a record 2,812 deaths reported on Monday.
Bhalla said that in the recent past, a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases has been observed along with high positivity rate.
Considering this unprecedented spike, he said, there is an urgent need for states and UTs to consider strict COVID management and control measures, in the surge areas to bring the situation under control.
Accordingly, he said, the Health Ministry has advised all states and UT governments to implement an intensive, local and focused containment framework, focused on specific districts, cities, areas, and identified based on a prescribed criterion.
"All States/ UTs have also been advised to consider a further graded response in accordance with local situation, requirements and resources.
"I would, therefore, urge you to issue directions to district authorities in your State/ UT, to take all necessary measures, as advised by MoHFW in their letter, for the implementation of the containment framework, so as to flatten the curve," Bhalla said.
The coronavirus situation continues to be grim in India with 3,52,991 people testing positive and a record 2,812 deaths reported on Monday.
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 | Pratyay Bhaumik10 hours ago Need rationalization of resources specially medical infrastructure. Some rich people use their contact and resources to get bed and occupy it as long as they can. Just by reducing hospital stay by 50 percent twice the number of patients can be accommodated in their real crunch time. Actually Calcutta model works on delayed admission and early discharge. Common icu practice of using the highest resources say 50 lit oxygen per minute in a critically ill multiple organ system failure patient is never rewarding in patient outcome and must stop three days before than after. When resources are limited ,efforts should be rationalised and priotised . Anxiety plays a role in sympathetic activation and metabolism and can increase need of oxygen . Jo dargeea yo Margia ! Media should do well to play music rather than repeating insensational death stories and divisive politics. |
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