Sanitation work of hospitals should be done regularly: Governor Tandon
Saturday - March 21, 2020 10:59 pm ,
Category : MADHYA PRADESH
Efforts necessary to make a strategy to eliminate reasons of origin of disease
Supply chain of commodities should not be disrupted
Governor reviews Corona in High Level Meeting
Bhopal 21 March 2020: The Governor Lalji Tandon has said that hospitals should not become nurseries of disease. It should be ensured that sanitation work is done regularly in medical colleges and hospitals. He said that a strategy should be prepared to eliminate the possibilities of origin of the disease. Disease resistant AYUSH medicines should be distributed through health workers. Also, check points should be made on a large scale. There should be a system of examining people coming from other places so that they go home only after the check up. Arrangement of mobile test centres should also be made at places like railway stations, bus stations etc.
Governor Tandon was addressing the high-level review meeting regarding Corona at Raj Bhavan today. The meeting was attended by the Chief Secretary M. Gopal Reddy, Director General of Police Vivek Johri, Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Pallavi Jain, Principal Secretary Medical Sanjay Kumar Shukla, Principal Secretary Food and Civil Supplies Shiv Shekhar Shukla, Secretary Public Relations P. Narhari and other officers were present at the meeting.
Governor Tandon said that there is a need to fight and not to be afraid of Coronavirus, it is necessary that citizens should be informed about measures to prevent disease. People should be motivated for self-control. It should be ensured that the supply chain of essential commodities should not be disrupted. Proper arrangements should be made for the supply of items of daily need and for the supply of perishable products. Administration should monitor regularly to ensure that there is no unnecessary hoarding of items. There should be no artificial shortage as well as price rise and strict action should be taken against those who do so.
The Governor said that private hospitals should also be identified as testing centers. Testing facilities should be developed as per requirement. Tandon said that common people should be informed in connection to masks and other protective materials. Authentic information about the sanitation of masks should also be disseminated. Aprons, masks, gloves etc. used by doctors and para-medical staff should be properly destroyed. Tandon said that Corona's crisis is a multi-dimensional responsibility. Multi-dimensional effort is also needed for this. The situation is presently under control but even a slight carelessness can pose a serious threat.
The Chief Secretary Reddy said that the State Government is working with urgency and vigilance to deal with Corona. Effective communication has been established from state to district level. Constant adherence to the updates and instructions of the Union Government and Medical Institutions is being ensured. Video conferencing has been made medium for this. He said that in order to prevent corona, other information such as lessening social interaction, cleaning of hands, etc. are being widely disseminated through various means of media. Necessary training is also being given to other health workers posted in the hospitals. Arrangement of isolation wards have been made in all district hospitals and medical colleges. Arrangement of 50 percent attendance of employees has been made on the basis of roster. Services of retired employees are also being taken to meet the requirement of medical and para-medical staff. Religious leaders have been contacted to avoid crowds on religious festivals.
It was informed that the arrangement has been made by the Health Department for the disposal of material used by the medical staff. Medicine for cold and cough is being distributed from house to house. Helpline is being expanded. Arrangement of treatment through telemedicine has been made by deploying a team of eight doctors. The number of patients suffering from any type of fever is being reviewed on a daily basis. Ten lakh disease resistant homeopathy medicines have also been distributed under AYUSH. The Food and Civil Supplies Department informed that food grains under the PDS in advance for three months have been provided to 81 lakh families. Elders have been advised not to come to the shops. Also, instructions have been given to make separate queues and keep a distance of one meter from one person to another in the queue. Daily monitoring of quantity and prices of essential materials like masks, sanitizers etc. is being done. Strict action has been taken by the District Administration in some districts against the hoarders. The Director General of Police Johri informed that the advisory of the Health Department is being communicated by the police at the police station level. Window to News
