CHANDIGARH: In order to successfully handle the second wave of the Pandemic Covid-19 in Punjab state and to interrupt the chain of transmission, a excessive degree assembly was chaired right here right now by Chief Secretary, Vini Mahajan, whereby the Deputy Commissioners, Police Chiefs and key officers of different stakeholder departments like well being and medical training had been current.
Chief Secretay reviewed the preparedness for the second wave of pandemic with every district together with their standing of the vaccination.
She stated ‘the second wave of the illness has already began and all DCs and Police Chiefs should be certain that giant gatherings like marriages, spiritual occasions and social capabilities ought to be restricted as per the rules of the Government and COVID displays ought to be deputed at marriage palaces and different locations of gatherings.
She additional directed the Deputy Commissioners and Police Chiefs to make sure strict enforcement of Covid-19 rules in any respect locations of their respective jurisdiction and other people be educated for Covid applicable behaviours.
Vini Mahajan additionally emphasised upon the detailed evaluation of Health Care Facilities to successfully fight the second wave. She requested the officers to rapidly undertake an evaluation of positivity price in cities, the place elections had been held lately, to evaluate the impression of crowding at these locations. She stated that as the general positivity price in colleges is low, therefore there isn’t a want to shut the colleges. She nevertheless added that the faculty academics ought to be inspired to get examined and eligible academics should be vaccinated as entrance line staff on precedence. She expressed concern that quantity of instances and positivity price has elevated within the final two weeks within the state and 9 districts of Punjab have proven increased quantity of instances in final two weeks with markedly elevated case positivity price.
She exhorted {that a} main thrust must be given on consciousness relating to COVID Appropriate Behaviors among the many group.
Sh. Hussan Lal, Principal Secretary Health offered the present standing of COVID-19 traits. He shared the information about some tremendous spreader occasions like marriages, social gatherings and workplaces leading to higher publicity and elevated positivity. He knowledgeable that 2, 38,367 individuals have already been given first dose of COVID-19 vaccine with no main antagonistic occasions following immunization. He additionally appraised the Chief Secretary relating to a mannequin which predicts large surge in quantity of instances beginning mid March to 3000 instances per day by finish of March.
The digital assembly was additionally attended by DGP Punjab Sh. Dinkar Gupta, Principal Secretary Medical Education Sh D Ok Tiwari, Secretary School Education Sh. Krishan Kumar, Secretary Health and Family Welfare S. Kumar Rahul, Mission Director PHSC Ms. Tanu Kashyap, Special Secretary Sh. Amit Kumar, Director Health Services Dr. G B Singh, Dr. Rajesh Kumar, EDSHSRC, Director Family Welfare Dr. Andesh Kand and State Nodal Officer COVID-19 Dr Rajesh Bhaskar.
