Increase ventilators, Level-3 Covid hosps in city: Dy CM

Kanpur: Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya visited Kanpur on Monday and reviewed arrangements to tackle the pandemic for curbing the steep rise in Covid cases in the city in the last few days.
Maurya held a review meeting at Circuit House and directed the district authorities to increase the number of Level-3 Covid hospitals in the city and provide the corona test reports within 48 hours.
Taking note of the sudden increase in cases in the city, the deputy chief minister told senior officials of district administration and health department to increase the number of ventilators also in hospitals.
He specifically stressed there should be no gap in communication with corona infected persons and their family members.
He expressed grave concern over the increasing number of corona cases and casualties in the city.
Talking to reporters after the review meeting, Maurya said the corona test report has to be delivered within 48 hours.
The chief medical officer and district authorities have been told to ensure maximum sampling and testing per day. “I have told the health department to increase ventilators in hospitals. The number of Level-3 Covid hospitals also has to be increased in the district,” said Maurya.
A co-ordinator would be deputed in every hospital to coordinate and communicate between patients and their family members.
In the review meeting, some public representatives complained about carelessness in admission of patients in hospital, he added.
“The nodal officer’s liability has been fixed now. He has to help in admission of patients in hospitals and inform his family members about his condition,” he said.
The deputy chief minister said essential equipment would be purchased from MP and MLA funds so that prevention and treatment is not hampered. The state government is doing its best and taking all measures to save the people of Kanpur from coronavirus.
State industry minister Satish Mahana, minister for higher education Neelima Katiyar, MP Devendra Singh Bhole, MLC Arun Pathak, MLA Bhagwati Sagar, Surendra Maithani, mayor Pramila Pandey, divisional commissioner S M Bobde, IG Mohit Agarwal, district magistrate Dr BDR Tiwari, SSP/DIG Dr Preetinder Singh were also present in the review meeting.