New Delhi: Districts that have reported a Covid-19 positivity rate of over 10 per cent in the last few weeks need to consider stricter restrictions to prevent or prevent movement and crowding of people, with the Center giving infection and containment measures to 10 states. Saw an increase in positivity.
Highlighting that 46 districts are showing more than 10 per cent positivity rate, while another 53 are showing between five and 10 per cent positivity, the Center has urged states to intensify their testing to detect COVID-19. has urged.
The Health Ministry said that it has been forcefully underlined that any laxity at this stage will only worsen the situation in these districts. union health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Saturday chaired a high level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Manipur.
Public health measures taken by health authorities in these states to monitor, control and manage COVID-19 were also reviewed. These states are reporting either an increase in daily COVID cases or an increase in positivity.
In a statement, the Health Ministry said, “All districts reporting a positivity rate of more than 10 per cent in the last few weeks have been mandated to prevent/minimize the movement of people, formation of crowds and mingling of people.” The restrictions need to be considered. The spread of the infection.”
Noting that more than 80 per cent of the active cases in these states are reported in home isolation, it said there is a need to monitor these cases effectively and strictly so that they do not mix with other people and do not spread the infection.
“Effective monitoring of people in home isolation should be done in such a way as to ensure that those who require hospitalization are shifted seamlessly for timely clinical treatment .
Center tells states, “Detailed standard operating procedure covering various aspects of effective clinical management of COVID-19 patients in hospitals has been shared with the states earlier for speedy transfer and effective hospital management ”
The ministry also asked the states to focus on those districts where the positivity rate is less than 10 per cent, so that these districts and their population can be protected by focusing on saturation of vaccination.
“The States were again informed that this Quantity The vaccine dosage indicates the lowest possible allocation by the Center to the states; Quantities greater than this are usually distributed by Union Health Ministry States on the basis of their consumption,” the statement said.
The ministry said states have been advised to direct private hospitals to set up hospital based hospitals. PSA Plants.
“The states have been advised about this earlier in the last two months. The provision under the Clinical Establishment Act enables the states to issue such directions to private hospitals. has issued directions to the private hospitals, they were advised to review the situation and facilitate the private hospitals further,” it said.
The health ministry also asked states to conduct their own serosurvey for district-wise disease prevalence data, as such a survey at the national level was heterogeneous in nature.
Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) advised states to expedite immunization in the categories of senior citizens and 45-60 years, as evidence suggests that nearly 80 per cent of the mortality rates are from these vulnerable age groups. .
Regarding enforcement measures, he advised states to avoid all non-essential travel and discourage large gatherings.
Some key data were also presented in the meeting along with a detailed analysis of the most affected districts in these states, COVID-19 vaccination coverage, status of ventilators, PSA plants, oxygen cylinders and concentrators.
The Center also asked the states to use the INSACOG laboratory network for genomic surveillance to screen international travelers, monitor the ongoing surveillance through sentinel sites (RT-PCR laboratory or secondary and tertiary care hospitals that manage COVID cases) and surge surveillance.
States were advised to carry out intensive containment and active surveillance in clusters reporting high cases, define containment zones based on mapping of detected cases and contacts, and undertake regular review and follow-up.
Highlighting that 46 districts are showing more than 10 per cent positivity rate, while another 53 are showing between five and 10 per cent positivity, the Center has urged states to intensify their testing to detect COVID-19. has urged.
The Health Ministry said that it has been forcefully underlined that any laxity at this stage will only worsen the situation in these districts. union health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Saturday chaired a high level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and Manipur.
Public health measures taken by health authorities in these states to monitor, control and manage COVID-19 were also reviewed. These states are reporting either an increase in daily COVID cases or an increase in positivity.
In a statement, the Health Ministry said, “All districts reporting a positivity rate of more than 10 per cent in the last few weeks have been mandated to prevent/minimize the movement of people, formation of crowds and mingling of people.” The restrictions need to be considered. The spread of the infection.”
Noting that more than 80 per cent of the active cases in these states are reported in home isolation, it said there is a need to monitor these cases effectively and strictly so that they do not mix with other people and do not spread the infection.
“Effective monitoring of people in home isolation should be done in such a way as to ensure that those who require hospitalization are shifted seamlessly for timely clinical treatment .
Center tells states, “Detailed standard operating procedure covering various aspects of effective clinical management of COVID-19 patients in hospitals has been shared with the states earlier for speedy transfer and effective hospital management ”
The ministry also asked the states to focus on those districts where the positivity rate is less than 10 per cent, so that these districts and their population can be protected by focusing on saturation of vaccination.
“The States were again informed that this Quantity The vaccine dosage indicates the lowest possible allocation by the Center to the states; Quantities greater than this are usually distributed by Union Health Ministry States on the basis of their consumption,” the statement said.
The ministry said states have been advised to direct private hospitals to set up hospital based hospitals. PSA Plants.
“The states have been advised about this earlier in the last two months. The provision under the Clinical Establishment Act enables the states to issue such directions to private hospitals. has issued directions to the private hospitals, they were advised to review the situation and facilitate the private hospitals further,” it said.
The health ministry also asked states to conduct their own serosurvey for district-wise disease prevalence data, as such a survey at the national level was heterogeneous in nature.
Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) advised states to expedite immunization in the categories of senior citizens and 45-60 years, as evidence suggests that nearly 80 per cent of the mortality rates are from these vulnerable age groups. .
Regarding enforcement measures, he advised states to avoid all non-essential travel and discourage large gatherings.
Some key data were also presented in the meeting along with a detailed analysis of the most affected districts in these states, COVID-19 vaccination coverage, status of ventilators, PSA plants, oxygen cylinders and concentrators.
The Center also asked the states to use the INSACOG laboratory network for genomic surveillance to screen international travelers, monitor the ongoing surveillance through sentinel sites (RT-PCR laboratory or secondary and tertiary care hospitals that manage COVID cases) and surge surveillance.
States were advised to carry out intensive containment and active surveillance in clusters reporting high cases, define containment zones based on mapping of detected cases and contacts, and undertake regular review and follow-up.
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