Madhya Pradesh gearing up for third wave of COVID-19: Minister
Claiming that the second wave of COVID-19 has slowed down in Madhya Pradesh, state minister Dr Prabhu Ram Choudhary on Wednesday stated that in view of the menace of the third wave, the federal government has began enhancing its primary infrastructure within the medical subject. The well being and household welfare minister was chatting with reporters after reviewing the coronavirus state of affairs in Indore district.
“In the last few days, the second wave of COVID-19 has slowed down in the state. The infection rate, which had climbed to 25 per cent in April, has now gone down to 13.87 per cent,” he stated.
“In order to deal with the threat of the third wave of the pandemic, the government is fully alert. We are trying to enhance the availability of medical oxygen, Remdesivir injections and other necessary material for the purpose,” the minister stated.
More than 100 oxygen vegetation have been sanctioned within the state and a few of these items have even began functioning in eight districts, he added.
On the gradual tempo of vaccination particularly for the age group of 18-44, Choudhary stated, “About 3.5 crore people fall under this category. We are ensuring availability of vaccines with the help of manufacturers and the central government to speed up the inoculation of this age group.”
The minister stated that round May 20, the state is more likely to get a recent inventory of vaccines.
However, regardless of repeated queries about what number of variants of the virus have been energetic within the state, he was unable to answer.
“There is no laboratory available in Madhya Pradesh for the examination of the types of coronavirus. We have sent the samples to the labs outside the state for knowing about the virus variants,” he added.Â
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