India / Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asks states UTs to keep tab on oxygen infra in In Covid review meet

New Delhi : Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday advised the states and one union territory to monitor the infrastructure with respect to medical oxygen. This advice of the Health Minister has come at a time when there is a huge jump in the cases of Kovid-19 infection due to Omicron variant in the country. Addressing a COVID-19 review meeting with five states and one union territory, Mandaviya urged his counterparts to ensure that "all types of oxygen infrastructure are checked in such a way that it is in running condition." be in."

Health Minister's advice to the states

Mandaviya said, “As we are fighting this surge of the pandemic, let there be no lapse in preparedness from our side. Overall coordination between the Center and the states is of paramount importance for seamless and effective pandemic management." He advised the states to conduct regular reviews to strengthen the health infrastructure, set up teleconsultation hubs in every district and focus on wider awareness about the infrastructure and health services available.

Meeting held with these States/UTs

According to ANI, the meeting took place at 3:30 pm with the Health Ministers of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra and Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Earlier in the day, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan warned his counterparts in states and union territories of a sharp turnaround in the number of hospitalizations. He said that in the current surge, five to 10 per cent of the active cases have required hospitalization so far. However, the situation is changing rapidly, and the need for hospitalization can also change rapidly.

PM has also done review meeting

A day earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting on the pandemic situation across the country, in which he called for ensuring adequate health infrastructure at the district level and intensifying the vaccination campaign for adolescents on a mission mode. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Modi said intensive containment and active surveillance should continue in clusters reporting high cases and necessary technical assistance should be provided to states which are currently reporting high cases. are.

India is witnessing a steady increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, which is due to the Omicron variant. This variant was first detected in South Africa. According to the data uploaded on the website of the Union Health Ministry on Monday, 1,79,723 new cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the daily infection rate in the country to 13.29 percent.