From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, May 22: In order to facilitate better Covid management, Rs 10 crore will be released under SDRF to Hassan district on Monday, Deputy Chief Minister and Chief of State Covid Task Force Dr C N Ashwatha Narayana said in Hassan on Saturday.
During his visit to Hassan to inspect the Covid situation on Saturday, he said Rs 10 crore under State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) would be released as per the request submitted by District Commissioner.
In the district, over 3 lakh people have been inoculated with the first dose of vaccine and more than 75,000 have been administered second shot of vaccine.
The second shot will be administered for all those who are eligible well within the time, Dr Narayana said.
50 ventilators will be provided for Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS) and nsteps will be taken to link more private hospitals who have been left out to the SAST portal, he informed.
The Deputy Chief Minister said home isolation of the Corona infected will not be allowed and district administration has been asked to ensure admission of the infected to (CCCs).
In order to make villages COVID free, doorstep survey will be augmented and testing will be increased to identify the infected, he said.
As a preparedness to face the probable third wave of the pandemic along with the objective of containing second wave, oxygenated beds, ICU beds, oxygen generators, oxygen concentrators will be provided in PHCs, Community Health Centers, Taluk Hospitals, Medical College Hospitals and District Hospitals, he explained.
Prior to visiting Hassan, Dr Ashwatha Narayana visited the taluk hospital and the Covid Care Centers in Channarayapattana and PHC in Udayapura and inspected the Covid management.
He then traveled to the district center and inspected the situation at HIMS and later held a meeting with district administration wherein District Commissioner, CEO of Zilla panchayat, SP and Health Officials attended.
District in-charge minister Gopalaiah, MLAs Preetham Gowda, H D Revanna, Shivalinge Gowdand others were also present.