Lucknow: To contain the spread of the virus in the state, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday announced a slew of measures. The chief minister held a meeting with Team-9, formed by the Uttar Pradesh government to deal with the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, and issued fresh directions to combat the spread of the virus. During the meeting, Adityanath asked Team-9 to ensure that a system be put in place for on-demand delivery of medical oxygen to home isolation patients. “There should be no shortage of cylinders. Arrangements should be made to supply on-demand oxygen to home isolation patients. Create a system for this. Home isolation patients should not have any problem at all,” the chief minister told officials during the Covid-19 review meet.
The chief minister also directed the team members to ensure that the medical equipment in hospitals are being monitored constantly. Efforts are being rolled out in accordance with the policy of test, track and treat are getting satisfactory results. He also asked team members to ensure that medical oxygen supply to home isolation and non-Covid-19 patients should go on unhindered.
Fresh Directions by UP CM to combat second wave of Covid-19:
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed doctors to be in constant contact with patients through tele-consultation. A higher medical facility should also be provided to them as per the requirement.
- CM Adityanath also stressed on the village-to-village testing campaign. This campaign of village-to-village testing is very useful in protecting villages from infection. Along with this, the testing in the urban area should continue unchanged. Keep in touch with the monitoring committees.
- He also stressed on the need to make contact tracing more effective to break the transmission chain. Action should be taken to improve contact tracing in all districts.
- Government has to be prepared for all kinds of challenges in view of the assessment of experts. In such a situation, the availability of beds, manpower, medical equipment, oxygen and medicines should be expedited to double the present capacity.
- There should be continuous monitoring of medical equipment in hospitals. Proper maintenance of safety-related equipment should also be made.
- Authorities have been asked to take stern actions against those who are charging more than the rates fixed by private hospitals. Actions have been initiated against those refusing to admit patients even after the beds are empty.
- Appropriate medical arrangements should be made for all patients, who are suffering from serious diseases or emergency needs of pregnant women.
- Ambulances should also be made available on need.
- In Covid Hospital, the patient’s family must be informed about the health of the patient under treatment, line of treatment, etc. every day.
- Ensure oxygen supply to home isolation and non-covid patients. There should be no shortage of cylinders. Arrangements should be made to supply on-demand oxygen to home isolation patients. Create a system for this. Home isolation patients should not have any problem at all.
- All necessary efforts are being made to increase the availability of oxygen. In view of future needs, oxygen plants are being set up in all districts of the state for the availability of oxygen.
In the last 24 hours, 26,780 new cases were confirmed in the state while 28,902 Covid patients got free from the infection and became healthy. So far, 11,51,571 people have won the battle against Covid. There are currently a total of 2,59,844 active cases. The number of active cases was highest on April 30, when there were 03 lakh 10 thousand 783 cases in the state.