Odisha Health Department Asks Collectors To Ramp Up COVID-19 Facilities

Source: The New Indian Express

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the rapid surge of COVID-19 cases in the country and the state, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra has asked the Collectors, Municipal Commissioners and CDM & PHOs to take immediate stringent measures to mitigate the pandemic.

Mohapatra has directed the authorities concerned to keep the required number of beds with oxygen facilities in DHH / MCH ready for immediate use of Covid patients.

The other measures to be taken include:

• Isolation beds in ICU, HDU, DIALYSIS, Labour Room etc should also be kept ready for immediate use.
• Private hospitals of the districts shall also be kept in readiness for immediate use with short notice.
• Adequate stock of medicine like Flavipiravir, Remdisivir etc should be maintained at district-level to meet the demand at local level.
• District teams should be re-oriented on the SOP for treatment of patients under home isolation. The same should be followed without fail.
• RRTs teams should undertake periodic visits to patients under home isolation, as per SOP.
• Vaccination of comorbid categories should be stepped up on a war footing