Causes for positive corona cases must be eliminated: CM Chouhan
Wednesday - July 15, 2020 10:24 pm ,
Category : MADHYA PRADESH
Review of Covid-19 situation in state
Bhopal 15 July 2020: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that good efforts have been made in the state to control Covid-19. Positive cases are emerging due to reasons such as organizing marriage ceremonies and parties at social level, hence action should be taken to control it at both government and social level with alertness. Social distancing, use of masks and precautions must be continued. The causes behind emergence of positive cases must be eliminated. Chief Minister Chouhan gave these instructions during the review of Covid-19 situation in the state today. He also conducted a separate review of Khandwa and Datia district. Home Minister Dr. Narottam Mishra, Health Minister Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary, Medical Education, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vishwas Sarang, Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, Director General of Police Vivek Johri were present at the meeting.
CM Chouhan’s instructions
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Chief Minister Chouhan said that the positive
cases of Corona in Gwalior, Chambal region of the state have emerged due to contact with other neighbouring states including Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Symptoms of the disease were also noticed in citizens in the door-to-door survey during the Kill Corona campaign. All arrangements to take samples of patients, their treatment and keeping them in isolation should be ensured to help them recover.
Additional Chief Secretary Health Mohammad Suleman informed that improvements in contact tracing and other systems have led to better control. A total of 13 thousand 908 cases have recovered. The state’s recovery rate is currently 70.8 percent, higher than 63.2 percent of the country. Among the big states, only Rajasthan’s recovery rate is higher than Madhya Pradesh. Till Tuesday, 11 thousand 703 survey teams have conducted health survey of 75 percent population of the state in the Kill Corona campaign. About 93 thousand samples have been taken, out of which 1611 were positive, which is 1.72 percent of the total samples taken – Window to News
