CM: Ensure screening of people coming for Rakhi

Bhopal: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed the district collectors to make sure that there is proper arrangement of screening of people coming from outside on Raksha Bandhan. He advised that vigilance should be maintained in the state, so that no lockdown situation can be created in any district.

Chouhan was reviewing the Covid-19 status in the state through video conferencing on Sunday from the hospital. After repeated complaints and ruckus by patients under quarantine about irregularities and poor facilities at the Covid and quarantine centres, Chouhan directed for proper arrangements of food, water and cleanliness at the quarantine centres.

During the review of Jabalpur and Rajgarh districts, Chouhan directed that precautions such as wearing masks, sanitization and physical distancing should be strictly followed. He instructed to maintain special vigil in hospitals. In the meeting, it was informed that patients with serious ailments have also recovered from Corona in Jabalpur.

It was informed in the video conference that the process of Rapid Antigen Test of Corona has started in the state. As many 507 tests were conducted in the state on July 31 and 1,021 on August 1. This will enable quick identification of Corona affected persons.

Instructions were also given to all districts to increase sampling of Corona test and identify contact history of the Corona affected persons and strengthen the system of checking the persons who come in contact. Information was also taken by the Crisis Management Group of all districts to review the latest status of Corona infection and to ensure management accordingly.

Chief minister said that it is necessary to monitor the time that an ambulance takes to reach the patient. Additional chief secretary health Mohammad Suleman informed that there is adequate arrangement of ambulances in all the districts and funds were also provided to the collectors for arranging additional ambulances when needed. In the same sequence, information was given that adequate number of other machines needed for treatment including ventilators is available in the state.