Centre Asks Madhya Pradesh To Implement 5-Fold COVID-19 Strategy

COVID-19 Madhya Pradesh: The health ministry has also asked it to curb non-essential movement of large groups of people and social gatherings that could turn into super spreader events.

Amid alarming rise of COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh, the Centre has asked the state to strengthen and enhance oxygen and ICU beds and effectively implement a five-fold strategy of "test, track, treat, follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and vaccinate" to check the spread. The health ministry has also asked it to curb non-essential movement of large groups of people and social gatherings that could turn into super spreader events. In a statement, the ministry said issues related to adequate availability of N95 masks, PPE kits, HCQ tablets availability, ventilator allocation, delivery and installation along with oxygen requirement and status of allocation of concentrator plants were discussed in detail in a high-level meeting. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla along with Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary chaired the meeting to review the status of COVID-19 in Madhya Pradesh and the public health measures taken for its surveillance, containment and management by the health authorities.