UP readies dossier on anticipated Covid 3rd wave

Virendra Singh Rawat

Lucknow / June 21, 2021

 

Taking a proactive stance, the Uttar Pradesh government has prepared a dossier on the anticipated third wave of Covid-19 even as the current second wave is on the wane.

 

The research based report has been prepared by the high level UP health experts’ consultative committee, which was formed to help the government in fighting the steep second wave.

 

Presiding over a meeting on Sunday, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath directed senior officials to expedite arrangements and foster preparedness according to the report and its postulations ahead of the possible third wave of the pandemic.

 

The committee comprises top medical experts to advise ‘Team 9’ – the UP Covid-19 task force. It is led by Lucknow-based Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) director R K Dhiman and includes senior doctors as members.

 

Meanwhile, the state has announced if the active Covid-19 cases in any district breached the count of 600, the relaxations from the corona curfew would automatically get revoked.

 

From June 21, the state has allowed the shopping malls and restaurants to reopen subject to 50 per cent occupancy, while relaxing the night corona curfew for an additional two hours from 9 pm to 7 am. However, the weekend curfew remains across the state.

 

At the same time, the government is setting up pediatric ICU and neonatal ICU wards in all the medical colleges in wake of the third wave warning.

 

The idea is to increase the number of beds by an additional 100 in every medical college, while the district hospitals and community health centres (CHC) will also be upgraded on similar pattern to counter subsequent waves in the coming months. UP medical education minister has been asked to submit a report in this regard after taking the stock of the ground situation.

 

“The state of UP has shown that positive results could be derived against any challenge including pandemic if we dispense our responsibilities with the spirit of collective obligation,” Yogi observed.