In view of the pandemic scenario within the nation, the Centre on Sunday expressed pressing want for states to contemplate strict COVID administration and control measures in surge areas to carry scenario beneath control in areas reporting greater circumstances.
“Existing infrastructure may not be able to cope with this kind of surge,” Union Health Ministry mentioned.
“Districts fulfilling any of the two criterias to be considered for taking intensive action and local containment measures. Local containment primarily focused on restricting intermingling of people is to be undertaken for 14 days for breaking chain,” Centre mentioned.
Moreover, classification of districts requiring intensive motion and native containment can also be to be undertaken by the state on a weekly foundation and may additionally be made out there on-line, apart from being given due publicity within the media, Centre mentioned in its advisory.
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Meanwhile, to make sure that there isn’t any lack of oxygen within the Covid-19 hospitals throughout the nation, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday banned use of liquid oxygen for any non-medical function whereas directing its manufacturing models to maximise manufacturing and make it out there to the federal government for medical functions solely.
The ministry, in an order, said that the National Executive Committee (NEC), beneath the Disaster Management Act, 2005, has taken sure selections to make sure the uninterrupted provide of medical oxygen throughout the nation.
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