Kolkata: The State Health Department on Monday identified ten large private hospitals in the city to share the burden of eryikron patients and suspects while Saraghata ID & BG Hospital will continue to be a Nodron Hospital among government facilities.
At a meeting with private hospital representatives on Monday, Sanjay Bansal Health Secretary and the Director of Health Services Ajay Chakraborty discussed the best way to handle new variants and crashing several steps including preparing three separate zones in their Covid unit – for General Covid patients, to suspect Omicron And for the confirmed omicron case – to prevent the spread of variants at the facility.
The private hospital identified are three Amri units in Dhakuria, Salt Lake and Mukundapur, Apollo, Fortis, Medica, Woodlands, Belle Vue, CMRI and Charnock Hospital.
Ramp-up was driven by detection of more omicron cases and an increase in the number of suspects Omicron.
The country currently has five active cases of Omicron received in five different hospitals in Kolkata and at least five cases allegedly under institutional quarantine.
Health officials expect both numbers to increase in the coming weeks.
Genom sequencing for low CT counter samples from New Town, Bidhannagarwith more leaflets are positively testing on arrival and then, in the quarantine of the house, we will need more beds to isolate them.
We need more private hospitals to share this responsibility, while these leaflets have the choice to be accepted at the Hospital ID, “said a senior health official.
Chairman of the Medica Hospital group Alok Roy said the facilities currently have 10 single cabin beds intended For Omicron cases.
“If necessary, we can raise strength,” he added.
Belle Vue Clinic has set aside five beds for the Omicron case.
“We have updated our Covid infrastructure.
We now have 30 covid beds, which are two for international travelers and Omicron patients, “said Rupali Basu, Implementing Director & CEO, Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital.
The Ministry of Health has also requested all laboratories in Bidnagar and New Town, other than Kolkata, to send Samples of Covid patients with a CT load of less than 30 for genome sequences to detect early community transmission.
The lower the CT load, it is higher, the person who transmits a virus, said experts.
The laboratory has also been asked to share details about the dose of vaccination of people tested, The history of the trip in the last 14 days, and the reason for being tested.
In the event that Omicron get a foothold in the community, the Ministry of Health has outlined the release protocol for patients.
The Omicron suspect will be sent to house isolation if clinically stable after he tests negative for Omicron.
But the patient is omicron confirmed will remain in house isolation It hurts up to two consecutive RPCR tests carried out 48 hours apart negatively.
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