NEW DELHI, June 4: All states have been instructed to ensure availability of oxygen, isolation beds, ventilators and essential medicines in view of rising cases of Covid.
A series of technical review meetings were held on June 2 and 3 under the chairpersonship of Director General of Health Services.
The meeting was held with representatives of Disaster Management Cell, Emergency Management Response Cell, National Centre for Disease Control, Indian Council of Medical Research, Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme and central government hospitals in Delhi and with representatives from all states and Union territories to evaluate the current Covid situation and preparedness measures.
Testing is recommended for all admitted SARI cases and 5 per cent of ILI cases as per guidelines and positive SARI samples are sent for Whole Genome Sequencing through the ICMR VRDL network, it added.
As of June 4, India reported 4,302 active cases, with an increase of 864 cases in the past 24 hours.
States have been instructed to ensure availability of oxygen, isolation beds, ventilators, and essential medicines.
Union health ministry continues to closely monitor the situation and remains committed to ensuring public health safety through timely interventions and effective communication,” the source asserted.
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