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In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole chaired a weekly Covid-19 review meeting with all Deputy Commissioners and the Health Officers of Kashmir Province today. While taking review of preparations, the Divisional Commissioner directed DCs to ensure installation of all newly procured ventilators available with them by August-15 for better patient care in emergency cases. He instructed concerned health officers to ensure training to the designated staff for smooth functioning of these ventilators in hospitals.
Emphasizing on decongestion of Srinagar hospitals, the Divisional Commissioner said that GMC Baramulla and GMC Anantnag shall cater to north and south Kashmir and stop unnecessary referrals to Srinagar tertiary care hospitals. Directions were given that DCs shall ensure increase in the number of bed capacity as per the requirement.
The Divisional Commissioner asked the concerned officers to focus on patients in home isolation and home quarantine for their effective recovery. He emphasized on proper monitoring of these patients, their regular thermal check-ups and sensitization on following the Covid-19 protocol. He also instructed concerned to provide Oximeters to all home isolated patients for their daily check-ups of their saturation level and prompt response to the patients in case of any emergency. He added that as mandatory, all shall download Arogya Setu app.
He further emphasized on aggressive contact tracing of covid patients and their timely quarantine. The Divisional Commissioner asked DCs to raise the number of antigen testing in all districts. He said that those covid centers which are not in use at present can be created as a stay facility for protected persons. He also took stock of availability of covid medicines, oxygen cylinders, availability of beds and other related facilities in all districts.