Wednesday 04 January 2023 | Last update: 04:24 IST
NEW DELHI: EU states and territories will adopt simulated training in all gyms on Tuesday to ensure operational readiness of committed Covid services, with a specific focus on oxygen plants, ventilators, logistics and human resources.
In a virtual assembly with fitness ministers and senior state and UT officials, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavya said Friday that the Center and states want to work together and in a spirit of collaboration, as has been done in previous Covid prevention and prevention outbreaks. . administration.
The assembly was held to review the preparation of the public fitness system for the containment and control of Covid-19 and the progress of the vaccination campaign.
Noting the accumulation of Covid-19 cases worldwide, Mandaviya urged States to the surveillance formula for total genome sequencing of positive case samples to track variants through the network of the Indian Genomics Consortium SARS-CoV-2. Ensure the early detection of new variants, if any, circulating in the country.
Mandaviya said: “Desires to be on sentinel surveillance in fitness facilities, panrespiratory virus surveillance, network surveillance and sewage or sewage surveillance. (There is a) desire to jointly revitalize the formula and eliminate any sense of complacency and fatigue. “
Ahead of the upcoming holiday season, Mandaviya underlined the importance of public awareness campaigns related to compliance with appropriate Covid behaviors. He called on the state’s fitness ministers to monitor and review the readiness of all infrastructure and ensure there is a good enough inventory of essential medicines.
The Minister of Health said that regardless of new Covid variants, the “technique of testing, monitoring, treatment and vaccination and adherence to appropriate Covid behavior” remains a proven strategy for disease management. It has also been suggested that states and Union territories build up the testing rate from the existing rate of 79 tests equivalent to one million, starting the week ending Dec. 22.
Mandaviya also suggested states and UTs accentuate vaccination of all eligible people, especially vulnerable groups, by adding the elderly. He warned against erroneous data and said it is mandatory to make sure the right data is released in a timely manner.
In recent weeks, Covid-19 cases worldwide have been on an expanding trajectory. India, however, continues to record a sustained downward trajectory of cases in recent months; Currently, an average of 153 new cases are reported nationwide.
Overall, there has been a steady decline in cases in the country, with Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Tamil Nadu accounting for 78% of new cases reported on 22 December. Eight states and 4 UTs lately have no reported cases.
After the virtual meeting, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan sent a letter to states and UT emphasizing surveillance and case reporting of ILI and severe acute respiratory illness in all fitness services on a normal basis to stumble upon the onset of an upward trend in cases. He said those cases can also be tested for Covid-19.
Bhushan called on states to ensure good enough testing in all districts, the recommended percentage of RT-PCR and antigen tests, and to take stock of existing hospital capacities in terms of bed availability, logistical requirements and the need to redirect fitness professionals in COVID-19 clinical control to be ready for any caseload. This can be proven by conducting “blank tests” in hospitals, he said.
While random coronavirus testing of arriving foreign passengers is expected to begin from Saturday, the Centre has made it clear that airline team members will have to take known passengers to the airport’s testing centre.
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