Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday (May 25) stated that COVID-19 sufferers in 18 of the full 36 districts of the state, which have reported high positivity charges, will not be allowed home isolation, and could be admitted to COVID Care Centers. Home isolation is usually recommended for these sufferers of COVID-19 that are asymptomatic or have gentle signs.
The districts of Satara, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Osmanabad, Beed, Raigad, Pune, Hingoli, Akola, Amravati, Kolhapur, Thane, Sangli, Gadchiroli, Wardha, Nashik, Ahmednagar and Latur have above-average positivity charges, as per the well being division knowledge.Â
The state has 3,27,000 energetic COVID-19 circumstances and the restoration rate has improved to 93 per cent. The case positivity rate, proportion of constructive circumstances in examined samples, is round 12 per cent whereas the case fatality rate is 1.5 per cent, Tope informed reporters right here. But the positivity rate in 18 districts is larger than the state common, he stated.
Speaking to reporters, Tope stated, “The government has decided to stop home isolation completely in these 18 districts. The district collectors have been asked to set up more COVID Care Centers (CCCs) and admit all active patients there.”
The collectors have additionally been requested to utilise the funds from the premium collected on the public sale of minor minerals for organising CCCs in villages, he added.
“Testing has to be done in a focused manner. Once a person tests positive for coronavirus, all high- and low-risk persons (who may have come in contact with the patient) should be tested. The collectors of the 18 districts (with high positivity rate) have been instructed to avoid random testing in large numbers to artificially bring down the positivity rate,” the well being minister stated.
All district collectors have additionally been directed to finish hearth security audits of hospitals in their areas, he knowledgeable.
Asha (Accredited Social Health Activist) employees might be educated to conduct Rapid Antigen Tests and use self-testing kits, Tope stated, including they are going to be requested to encourage villagers to endure testing and in addition to unfold consciousness concerning the significance of vaccination.
On the worldwide tender issued by the state for procuring coronavirus vaccines, the minister stated, “There has been no response from any vaccine producer. We have sent emails for Sputnik-V vaccine (to the Russian manufacturing firm) but are yet to hear from them. The Centre should float a tender on behalf of the states.”Â
