Panchkula to have Covid care centres

Panchkula, January 6

Panchkula has decided to open more Covid care centres in view of a sudden rise in coronavirus cases. These isolation facilities will be made operational in a phased manner as the active caseload goes up.

A day after the district logged 171 cases with a positivity rate of 8.45 per cent, Haryana Speaker and local MLA Gian Chand Gupta today chaired a meeting over preparations to tackle the Covid.

Gupta said he instructed health officials to open seven more Covid care centres in the district as the cases were multiplying rapidly.

As many as 386 beds were made available in Covid care centres across the district during the second wave.

Gupta also took stock of the availability of Covid care medicines and medical oxygen arrangements.

Senior health officials assured the MLA of adequate arrangements to tackle the third wave and informed him that the Civil Hospital had earlier this year increased its liquid medical oxygen storage capacity to 16 kl.

CMO Dr Mukta Kumar confirmed that they had been given instructions to open more Covid care centres in the district. She said they would engage NGOs to run and support these isolation facilities.

Health officials have also been told to ensure vaccination of those left with second dose.

He also stressed upon involvement of incident commanders appointed by the district administration to ensure strict adherence to Covid norms in markets, public and private places.