Punjab Rolls Out Plan For Possible Third Wave, Forms Paediatric Panel

Amarinder Singh directed the Health and the Medical Education departments to put into action a comprehensive plan to deal with the next wave of the coronavirus.

Rolling out a detailed action plan for a possible third wave of COVID-19, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said a group of specialists in paediatrics will frame treatment protocols for the state. The group will comprise specialists from government medical colleges (GMCs), the Department of Health, and the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, the Chief Minister said. Mr Singh directed the Health and the Medical Education departments to put into action a comprehensive plan to deal with the next wave of the coronavirus, if and when it comes. Taking stock of preparations underway for a possible next wave of the virus during a virtual meeting, the chief minister ordered creation of storage capacities for oxygen for a minimum of three days in all GMCs and said piped O2 should be made available in all government hospitals.