<span style="color: #222222;">Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan has said that the state government has made all necessary arrangements to prevent possible second wave of COVID-19. She also urged the people to follow the safety norms strictly and &quot;Mask hi Vaccine hai&quot; is&nbsp; the mantra to defeat the pandemic till&nbsp; a vaccine is available.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp; </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Presiding over the review meeting of State COVID-19 Management Group at Chandigarh, the Chief Secretary directed the concerned departments to enhance the number of COVID-19 test to 30,000 per day so that the positive persons can be identified and treated at the earliest. She also instructed to further increase the number of oxygen and ICU beds in medical colleges and district hospitals of the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp; </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Chief Secretary stated that there would be no shortage of funds to provide the best health services to people of the state. She also urged the private hospitals to come forward to partner with the state in the fight against the pandemic. She instructed the officials to use data and analytics as evidence for decision making such that the measures are timely and best suited to the scenario.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp; </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">While directing to ramping up the testing in those areas where case load is increasing, Ms. Vini Mahajan asked the officials to pay special attention to districts with high CFR burden.</span>
News On AIR | December 1, 2020 9:45 PM
All necessary arrangements made to prevent possible second wave of COVID-19:Punjab CS Vini Mahajan