Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma meets health officials; Discusses rising Covid cases
Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, Rajasthan has reported new cases, Additional Director of Health Ravi Prakash Sharma said. Two COVID-19 positive patients were found at Sawai Man Singh Hospital and JK Lone Hospital in Jaipur respectively.
Jaipur: In a significant development, Rajasthan, one of the largest states in India, reported six new COVID cases on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to ten. Two patients tested positive in Jaipur, while two people tested positive in Jaisalmer on Wednesday, the report said. One patient from Dausa died late on Thursday evening, the ANI report said.
Meanwhile, a 19-year-old girl in Jodhpur tested positive after which she was kept in home isolation. The girl said she had returned from Australia five days ago and had been ill ever since. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma directed the officials to remain alert and make proper arrangements for adequate quantities of hospital beds and medicines installed in oxygen cylinders. He also asked the officials to make additional arrangements for doctors and other medical staff. The Chief Minister directed the officials to treat the common people with sensitivity.
Rise in Covid cases in Rajasthan
Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, Rajasthan has reported new cases, Additional Director of Health Ravi Prakash Sharma said. Two COVID-19 positive patients were found at Sawai Man Singh Hospital and JK Lone Hospital in Jaipur respectively.
Both patients came to Jaipur from other districts for treatment. One patient is said to be from Bharatpur and the other from Jhunjhunu, the Additional Director of Health confirmed. Earlier, NITI Aayog member Dr. VK Paul urged fellow citizens not to panic over the new COVID-19 variant JN.1 and assured them that the Center was taking necessary precautions to combat it.
Speaking to the media, Dr. VK Paul that the new variant does not cause serious illness and that the 16 deaths reported in the past week were in people with serious comorbidities.
“We have to remember that COVID-19 is not gone yet, and people need to be a little vigilant. The government must be prepared for anything and that is why the government is continuously focusing on the sequencing and surveillance work,” he added.
Rising COVID-19 cases in five states
Earlier on Wednesday, amid rising COVID-19 cases in five states – Kerala, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat and Karnataka – Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting with top officials and chief secretaries of the healthcare.
“There should be no laxity in our preparedness. There is no room for politics when it comes to public health. The Union Health Ministry is available for any kind of support,” he said.
Mandaviya assured full central support to the states affected by the recent surge in COVID cases, saying they were working with a ‘whole of government’ approach. He suggested that healthcare officials in the affected states should conduct pilot exercises in hospitals every three months to ensure preparedness to tackle the rise in COVID cases.
“We have to be alert, but there is no reason to panic. It is important to conduct practice exercises to ensure hospital preparedness, increased supervision and effective communication with people. We should conduct a mock exercise in all hospitals once every three months. I assure the Centre’s support to all states,” he added.
Review meeting in Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav held a review meeting with officials on the COVID-19 situation.
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#WATCH Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav will hold a review meeting with officials on the COVID-19 situation. pic.twitter.com/l3EVrKgYq1
— ANI (@ANI) December 22, 2023
(With input from agencies)