Amid rising COVID-19 circumstances, significantly in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed well being authorities to arrange for any potential surge. Hospitals are to make sure full readiness with ventilators, oxygen, and medicines, whereas weekly critiques of the scenario will probably be carried out.
With a pointy rise in COVID-19 circumstances reported from Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday directed officers to stay absolutely ready for any potential state of affairs, emphasising warning with out panic. In keeping with the well being division, the state recorded 80 lively COVID-19 circumstances, 73 of them from Bengaluru, as of Monday. Of the 37 new circumstances detected prior to now 24 hours, 35 have been from the state capital, pushing the positivity price to 19.37%.
In a evaluate assembly with well being officers and ministers, Siddaramaiah ordered all district hospitals to make sure availability of oxygen, ventilators, medicines and beds. “Despite the fact that the scenario is beneath management, we should be prepared for any emergency,” the CM stated.
He instructed officers to observe developments weekly, or each three days if wanted, and to contemplate airport screening if the scenario worsens. He additionally directed well being employees to keep away from depart and stay at their designated work areas.
Tips for colleges and susceptible teams
Siddaramaiah urged mother and father to not ship kids with chilly or fever signs to highschool. Faculties have been instructed to display screen college students and ship symptomatic kids house. The CM additionally suggested aged folks, pregnant girls, and people with coronary heart or lung illnesses to put on masks in public areas. Hospitals have been instructed to keep away from transferring high-risk pregnant girls and guarantee remedy is accessible regionally.
No have to panic, however keep cautious: Well being Minister
Talking after the assembly, Well being Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao stated the surge is linked to a gentle sub-lineage of the Omicron variant. “There’s no trigger for alarm, however precautions should be adopted,” he stated. He confirmed that testing for SARI and ILI circumstances could be carried out, however mass testing was not required at this stage. On vaccines, he stated the state will anticipate Centre’s pointers earlier than taking any choices. “New moms, the aged, and other people with comorbidities ought to put on masks in crowded areas for his or her security,” Rao added.
(Primarily based on PTI inputs)