The patient under home isolation will stand discharged and end isolation after at least 7 days from testing positive and they shall continue wearing masks. There is no need for re-testing after the home isolation period is over.
He said that 200 oxygen concentrators will be set up in each of the 11 districts, which will be delivered in 2 hours to patients in need.
From time to time, health workers, multi-tasking staff, nurses and doctors all clad in their PPE gear from head to toe and all looking almost identical in these outfits would come, check on the patients, push injections or administer medicines and oxygen, or help take them to the toilets in wheelchairs. Their dedication, commitment and endurance were much beyond the call of mere duty.
All district magistrates have been told to set aside enough number of officials to sort out the applications and ensure that those eligible receive their e-pass on priority.
The CM said that a clear record should be maintained of the patients under home isolation or those who are being admitted to hospitals.
Tiwari is under home isolation and has asked people who came in his contact in the last few days to get themselves tested.
After a review meeting on Covid situation in Bilaspur, Thakur said doctors, paramedical staff and other health workers must bring a behavioural change in their attitude while treating Covid patients both in health facilities and in home isolation.
The chief minister said that there has been a sharp spike in the number of Covid-19 patients in the state which as per the report are being attributed to the large number of gatherings in social functions such as marriages, religious functions etc. He directed the field officers to ensure that stern action was taken against the violators.
After a meeting with senior government officers, Thakur said it had been observed that the Covid patients in home isolation face difficulty in getting a proper vehicle for transportation to hospital if they required specialised treatment.
The health secretary said that ventilators are also available in adequate quantity in the state and these have been installed in various hospitals of the state as per the requirements.
