Fadnavis affirmed the govt's commitment to revamping the healthcare system. He noted that tertiary health centers are currently burdened with responsibilities typically handled by the primary health centers.
The senior official said that the GOM is expected to meet in early June. Officials from the revenue, health, and other departments will present individual cases to the committee, which will then analyse the details and decide on the compensation disbursement.
The drive, targetting school children, is envisaged to strengthen awareness among youngsters about the ill-effects of drug abuse since childhood, health minister Veena George said on Saturday.
Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar said that the CDSCO guideline presents a scientific framework for safe disposal of medicines. It has a provision to divide medicines into categories like expired, unused, recalled and spoiled in cold chain. Techniques like incineration and encapsulation have been suggested for disposal.
Reiterating for surveillance at schools by keeping sick children home, monitoring pupils for symptoms, promoting hygiene, ensuring proper ventilation, the advisory stressed on hygiene and environmental awareness by practicing good hygiene, disposing of waste properly, and keeping public areas clean.
Besides, the court also directed the principal secretary to visit all state medical colleges by the next date to gain a firsthand knowledge of the requirements of the hospitals attached to medical colleges.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has confirmed that while COVID-19 cases were reported again in parts of the country, the current variants in circulation were showing mild symptoms similar to the Omicron strain.
Punjab also reported two active COVID-19 cases recently, one patient from Yamunanagar and another from Ambala -- both currently undergoing treatment.
The Covid-19 detected in the country are JN.1, XFG and LF.7.9 variants and those infected are having only mild symptoms, the advisory said, advising people to wash their hands frequently and to use hand sanitiser while advising people having cough to wear masks.
The letter instructed states and UTs to assess hospital readiness at district and sub-district levels, including medical colleges, tertiary care centres and other inpatient healthcare facilities.
The state health department has not yet released the actual Covid load in the state but there is already an uptick. At least six more cases surfaced on Thursday.
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