Nationwide drills are being held today to check how prepared the hospitals are to tackle any spike in Covid cases. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya oversaw the drill at the Safdarjung Hospital this morning. The exercises are being led by health ministers of the states concerned.
India recorded 157 new COVID-19 cases today.
Here are the Highlights on the Covid situation in India:
Health authorities conducted mock drills at government hospitals across Rajasthan on Tuesday to check the state's preparedness to deal with any rise in Covid cases.
Senior officials said that the state is fully geared up to tackle any emergency situation with regard to COVID-19.
At least one lakh beds and 15,000 ICUs with ventilators are ready to be converted for the use of covid patients if needed in Gujarat as the state reviewed operational readiness on Tuesday during a mock drill conducted across various health facilities
State Health Secretary Arun Kumar Mishra, who supervised the mock drill at the GMCH, said the state is geared up to face any situation.
Talking to reporters at the super speciality block of the GMCH, Mr Mishra said intensive care units, oxygen plants, medicine supplies, wards among other facilities were checked during the mock drill.
There is enough oxygen supply to meet the peak hour requirement at the hospital, he said.
#Vlog | How Hospitals In Karnataka Are Preparing To Handle Another #Covid Wave
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Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar today said the BF.7 variant of COVID-19 is transmissible with low virulence, but emphasised that senior citizens, children and pregnant women must remain cautious. He said Covid response mock drills to check readiness to deal with any increase in the number of coronavirus cases are in place in all districts and talukas across the state.
Amid reports of a rise in Covid cases in China and elsewhere, and a message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on following protocols and being prepared, Telangana has recorded a 400% increase in vaccinations over the last 72 hours. The state has also reported the highest booster dose coverage in the country at 48 per cent.
India recorded a single-day rise of 157 new COVID-19 cases, while the count of active cases of the disease has marginally decreased to 3,421, according to Union Health Ministry data updated today. The Covid tally in the country has now gone up to 4.46 crore. The death count due to the disease stands at 5,30,696 with one being reconciled by Kerala.
About 59 per cent of the eligible people are yet to receive the booster dose of the coronavirus vaccines in Odisha and the state government has urged the Centre to supply the shots to expedite vaccination drive, an official said. The Odisha government is also planning to hold next year's state board examinations for classes 10 and 12 adhering to the Covid guidelines. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to hold a review meeting of the state's coronavirus situation today.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will be present at the state-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital in the city during the mock drill to ascertain Covid preparedness of the facility, official sources told PTI. A mock drill is being held across all Delhi government hospitals today following a direction from the Centre, amid a surge in coronavirus cases triggered by the BF.7 variant in some foreign nations. The sources said that during the mock drill at LNJP, Mr Sisodia, who also holds the health portfolio, will be present at the medical facility.
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One new COVID-19 case has been reported in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its infection count to 7,47,394, a health official said on Tuesday. The new case was recorded on Monday, he said. There are currently 11 active COVID-19 cases in the district, which comes under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, he said. No death was reported on Monday and the fatality count remained unchanged at 11,967.
India will hold a mock drill today to check how well prepared are the health facilities to deal with any spike in COVID-19 cases. It will focus on parameters such as the availability of health facilities in all districts, capacity of isolation beds, oxygen-supported beds, ICU (intensive care unit) beds, and ventilator-supported beds. Read full story here