94 Covid Care Centres started in State: CM
    Date :16-Apr-2021
Staff Reporter :
 
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that work is in progress on a war footing for supply of Remdesivir injections and arrangement of oxygen. As many as 94 Covid Care Centres have started operating in districts of Sate. Rs 2 crore has been made available to each district for arrangements. Rs 1 crore has been released separately from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to each district. He was doing virtual discussion with all Collectors, Commissioners, SPs and IGs from his residence and sought information about efforts being made to prevent Corona infection and issued necessary instructions on Thursday.
 

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 Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chairing a virtual discussion with Collectors, Commissioners, SPs, IGs from his residence on Thursday.
 
 
It was informed that 200 boxes with a total of 9,264 Remdesivir injections have reached Indore airport. Out of these 42 boxes were transported through State plane to Bhopal, 7 to Ratlam and 4 to Khandwa. Similarly, 19 boxes are being transported from state plane to Gwalior, 18 to Rewa, 39 to Jabalpur and 14 to Sagar. 57 Remdesivir injection boxes have been kept for Indore. He said that all Collectors should face corona situation with full energy. All necessary arrangements should be ensured for citizens. Precautions must be fully followed. All essentials including oxygen, medicines and beds should be arranged in due course.
 
He discussed in details about works being done for prevention and management of Corona infection with Collectors of state through video conference. He told Corona Curfew should be strictly followed. Corona Curfew should be imposed wherever necessary. Collectors should also consult ministers’ incharge of districts and be in constant touch with CM Office and Health Department as well. He said that innovations were made in some districts, for example tanker arrangement for oxygen in Bhopal. In Barwani, public was provided relief by controlling testing charges. He informed that bed capacity is also being increased in AIIMS and Red Cross Hospital in Bhopal. Sukh Sagar Hospital of Jabalpur and other cities are also taking support of private hospitals