J&K constitutes crisis management group to tackle Covid-19 spike

JAMMU: In the wake of a recent spurt in Covid-19 cases, the Jammu & Kashmir government has constituted a crisis management group (CMG) to monitor the rapidly evolving situation and take preventive and mitigating measures.
“The five-member CMG will consist of the chief secretary as chairperson and finance commissioner (finance), finance commissioner (health), principal secretary (home) and principal secretary (PWD) as members. The principal secretary to the LG will be a special invitee. The CMG will interact with other officers and medical specialists as necessary,” an official spokesperson said.
The CMG will meet daily to review the rapidly evolving Covid-19 situation in terms of cases, testing rates, positivity, mortality, recovery, hospital occupancy and other parameters and also review oxygen and medicine requirements and availability at all health institutions.
“The group will also take immediate measures for preventing the spread and control of infection and manage the availability of resources, monitor the vaccine rollout and fine-tune vaccination strategies to ensure speedy and complete coverage at the earliest,” he added.
On Saturday J&K recorded the highest-ever fatalities in the last 24 hours with 47 deaths, raising Covid death toll to 2,330, while the UT also reported its biggest single-day spike of 3,832 new cases, taking the total to 1,79,915.
Meanwhile, curfew was extended till May 6 in four districts, namely Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam, and Jammu due to rising cases of infection. On the other hand, curfew will continue in all municipal/urban local body limits of all 20 districts of Jammu & Kashmir, including the above four districts.