A budget of Rs 104 crore has been allocated by the Delhi government, led by CM Arvind Kejriwal, for the purchase of generic medications and emergency preparedness for government hospitals. In a meeting on Monday with directors and medical superintendents of hospitals and senior officials from the health department, Manish Sisodia, deputy chief minister, approved the funding.
Sisodia said, This amount of Rs 104 crore has been approved by the government to ensure that there is no shortage of any medicines in the government hospitals and they are well prepared for any situation of emergency in advance. The Delhi government has informed all of its hospitals about the rise in COVID cases around the world and directed them instructions to step up their preparations for any prospective COVID cases that may be reported in the future.
Sisodia met with directors and medical superintendents of government hospitals on Monday to examine the situation in light of this. He gave the hospital administrators the order to review all COVID-related criteria at their facilities in accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI, and to provide the health department with an updated list.
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The Deputy Chief Minister made the following remarks after seeing the COVID arrangements at the hospital: Everyone is concerned about the increase in COVID cases around the world. Hospitals must be ready to respond to the situation well in advance. They have been instructed to inform the health department of the specifics of the bed capacities, ventilators, ICU facilities, number of doctors and nurses, oxygen plants, field employees, and approved medications by this evening.
He continued by saying that the Delhi government has gained knowledge and understanding from previous COVID wave experiences, which will help the government better prepare for the future. The Delhi government will make sure that the necessary public health measures are put in place to meet any exigencies, and hospitals have been instructed to keep attentive about any preparation and prospective cases, according to Sisodia. He went on to say, A simulated drill would be held in all hospitals on Tuesday, December 27, in accordance with the Government of India’s directives, to ensure that these medical facilities are operationally prepared for the handling of COVID. If there are any gaps, the relevant health department officials will take quick action.
However, according to specialists, India shouldn’t be too concerned about the BF.7 sub-strain because there are many individuals there who have gained immunity to the virus, either through vaccination or prior infection, in contrast to China, where people have little immunity because of rigorous regulations.
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