He said the government is ready to use all its resources for Covid management, but that will not make any difference if the cases increase at current pace.
JAIPUR: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot said the government had now resorted to the last option of lockdown to control the spiralling Covid cases and requested the people to cooperate with the government by following the guidelines during the lockdown.
The chief minister was interacting with MLAs and panchayati raj and local bodies’ representatives through VC.
The chief minister said the government will also make ambulance service free for Covid patients to mitigate the hardship of the people.
He said the situation now is such that we do not know who is Covid positive as many asymptomatic people are bringing virus home and spreading it to their family members and acquaintances. This is the reason that the government has decided to enforce a lockdown. He said the only way to defeat the virus is by following Covid appropriate behaviour of wearing masks and following social distancing. Besides, people should seek medical help whenever they see any symptoms and early treatment is the best way to avoid complications and faster recovery.
He said the government is ready to use all its resources for Covid management, but that will not make any difference if the cases increase at current pace.
He said the virus had spread to rural areas, affecting all age groups unlike last time. Besides, the number of patients requiring oxygen support and ventilators is very high in contrast to last time.
Health minister Raghu Sharma said this pandemic could be avoided by speeding up vaccination. “It is our endeavour to carry out the vaccination programme in the state at full speed,” he said. He urged the central government to provide adequate doses for vaccination to people of all age groups. Secretary, medical and health, Siddharth Mahajan said the number of active patients in the state has crossed 2 lakhs. If the rate of infection remains the same, then in 26 days this number will be doubled. He said that a campaign is being carried out on a war-footing to identify corona positive cases and distribute free medicine kits through door-to-door survey across the state.
So far, over 7 lakh people have been identified who were suffering from cough, fever, cold, and medicines are being distributed to them. In rural areas, arrangements have been made for treatment of non-Covid diseases along with Covid through mobile medical units and mobile vans.
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