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
