PM reviews Covid situation, seeks 'mission-mode' approach in most-hit states (credit : PIB)
New Delhi| Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a high-level review meeting of the management and vaccination campaign of the Covid-19 epidemic on Sunday, from April 6 to 14, emphasized a special awareness campaign on cleanliness and appropriate Covid behavior. Prime Minister Modi also directed to send teams of experts to the worst-facing corona in Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the need for mass mobilization in this direction, emphasizing public participation to reduce the risk of the corona. They said that the risk of a pandemic would be reduced if testing, tracing, treatment, covid suitable behavior and seriously implementing the five-pronged strategy of vaccination.
Prime Minister Modi said, “A special campaign should be launched from April 6 to April 14 for Covid suitable behavior with emphasis on 100 percent use of masks, personal hygiene and cleanliness and health facilities in public places and workplaces.”
In the coming days, the Prime Minister stressed the need to implement Kovid appropriate behavior and ensure availability of beds, testing facilities and timely hospitalization, etc. Arranged clinical management protocols for augmenting health infrastructure, oxygen with necessary logistics, prevention of mortality in all circumstances through the availability of ventilators and ensuring that all people admitted to hospitals and those in homecare Go, but appealed for attention.
In view of high active cases and deaths, the Prime Minister directed to send central teams of public health experts to Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh. During this period the officers also gave a presentation, which showed that there is an alarming rate of increase in Covid-19 cases and deaths in the country. 10 states account for more than 91 percent of cases and deaths. The situation was found to be very serious in Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh.
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Cabinet Secretary, Home Secretary, Pharmaceutical, Secretary of Biotechnology, AYUSH Secretary, Director General of ICMR and Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India and members of NITI Aayog were present in this high-level meeting.
