New Delhi: In a press conference held on the Corona situation in the country, Joint Health Secretary Luv Aggarwal said, “At present, 82% of Corona cases in the country have been cured. About 16.25% of the cases i.e. 28,13,658 cases are still in view of active cases. Which is being monitored. “
He said, “There are some states where the number of active cases remains more than one lakh. Which includes the states of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu. “
People are getting nervous and getting admitted to hospitals
AIIMS director Randeep Guleria said, “Whatever comes corona positive, it panic that I do not need oxygen and hospitalization later so I get admitted now. This causes a lot of congestion outside the hospitals and the real patients do not get treatment. ”
He said, “Due to this panic, people start to store medicines at home and this is causing a needless shortage of essential medicines in the market. Many people think that if there is a corona, then I start all the medicines on the first day, more side effects are there. ”
Nothing is possible without people’s support
Dr. Guleria said, “If everyone does not do home isolation and wants to be hospitalized due to panic, then there is no infrastructure in the world that will be able to manage all these people.”
The AIIMS director said, “We have to reduce the number of cases and make better use of the hospital’s resources. Judicious use of oxygen is very important. Right now, there is an unnecessary panic. “
Getting oxygen tankers from abroad on purchase or hire basis
Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs said, “Medical oxygen production has increased. Our oxygen production capacity is 7,259 metric tons and on April 24, 9,103 metric tons of oxygen is produced. ”
He said, “India is sourcing oxygen tankers from abroad on the basis of purchase or rent. Transport of oxygen tankers is a major challenge. Using real-time tracking, we are monitoring the movement of oxygen tankers. ”
The vaccination campaign will be extended
NITI Aayog Health Secretary Dr. VK Paul said, “We cannot allow the speed of COVID-19 vaccination to go down in the wake of the evolving situation.” In fact, vaccination should be increased. “He said, “Questions are being asked whether the vaccine can be taken by women during menstruation.” The answer is yes, it can be taken during the vaccine period. This is not a reason to postpone vaccination. “
Wear masks even at home
Dr. VK Paul said, “In this COVID-19 situation, please do not go outside unnecessarily, and wear masks even within the family. It is very important to wear a mask. Do not invite people to your home.
