MP CM: Make arrangements for those in home isolation

Bhopal: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday directed to issue guidelines pertaining to ‘quarantine’ and ‘home isolation’ again. He was reviewing the Corona virus situation in the state through video conferencing.

During the review the additional chief secretary, health Mohammad Suleman informed that Covid positive patients could be placed under ‘home Isolation’ as per the circumstances and the suspected patients could be kept under ‘home Isolation or ‘institutional quarantine’.

Stating that arrangement of treatment and monitoring should be made for patients without symptoms, who have their own arrangement and wish to stay at home during the ‘home isolation’. The chief minister asked the health department to prepare a guideline in this context and send it to every district. Chouhan said that corona infection is also spreading in towns and villages. Hence, crisis management groups on the lines of districts should also be formed at sub-divisional level, which will act to control corona as per the local situation. Chief secretary Iqbal Singh Bains has informed that detailed directives have been issued to districts in this context.

During the review of Katni district, it was found that the positivity rate for the last 7 days is 7.36%. At present, district has 221 positive and 77 active patients, 139 patients were discharged after recovery and five have succumbed to corona disease. Testing is low in the district. Chouhan directed that testing must be increased and work should be carried out with full alertness in the district.

In the review of Singruali district, it was found that new 91 cases have come to the fore in the last 7 days. Twenty-seven cases have been found in district jail. Chouhan instructed that it should be ensured that no people without screening should come to the district. Proper arrangement for quarantine, health screening should be made in jail too, he added.

During the district wise review, it was found that highest corona cases i.e. 184, 138, 61, 35 have been found in Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Morena respectively. Chouhan instructed to pay special attention to all these districts.