COVID-19: Four Additional Central Teams Constituted For Ahmedabad, Surat, Hyderabad And Chennai

NEW DELHI: The total COVID-19 cases in India have gone up to 23,452, including 17,915 active cases, 723 deaths and 813 recoveries/discharge of affected people.

Briefing media in New Delhi, Health Ministry Official said, in last 28 days, 15 districts have had no new case. He said, till date, there are 80 districts in the country that have reported no new cases in the last 14 days. The districts have maintained the status of no new cases and also new districts get added into the category.

The Official informed that Union Health Minister today constituted four additional Inter-Ministerial Central Teams, IMCTs, each headed by an Additional Secretary level officer to Ahmedabad, Surat, Hyderabad and Chennai.

Six IMCTs have already been constituted earlier to make an on-spot assessment of the situation, issue necessary directions to State Authorities for its redressal and submit their report to Central Government in the larger interest of the general public.

The IMCTs focus on a range of issues including compliance and implementation of lockdown measures as per guidelines, the supply of essential commodities, Social Distancing, the preparedness of the health infrastructure, the safety of health professionals and conditions of relief camps for labour and poor people.

The Official said, IMCT Mumbai has deliberated upon provision of medical facilities for non-COVID19 patients. It has also suggested to arrange for institutional quarantine for two thousand to three thousand people and to increase testing capacity and increase the strength of surveillance teams using volunteers. IMCT, Mumbai has suggested installation of portable toilets in Dharavi, Mumbai to augment the number of community toilets.

The IMCT Indore team has reported that there are 171 containment zones in Indore of which 20 are critical.

Adequate Kits, PPEs, masks and other safety equipment are available and Lockdown measures are being followed properly.

The official further informed that Health infrastructure and safety of health care workers are being ensured. TheIndore team also inspected centres for Divyang Jan, quarantine centres, PDS shops, migrant workers and interacted with all stakeholders.

Government has provided a facility whereby farmers are able to sell their produce at MSP without going to mandis, thereby decongesting them.

from League of India