Mumbai: Head of Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that it was up to people to prevent or invite ‘third wave’ pandemic.
Inaugurating a virtual medical conference, Thackeray said the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the state would be based on the availability of oxygen.
He claimed Maharashtra was the only state that had increased his health infrastructure to overcome pandemics “as did other countries.” “We only failed oxygen production, which took a little longer.
At present, our daily oxygen production is around 1,200 to 1,300 metric tons used for industrial and medical purposes.
For industrial purposes, oxygen is needed by the steel, glass and pharmaceutical sector.
We are needed requires 150 metric tons every day for non-covid-19 and 200 metric patients for covid-19 patients, “he said.
During the second wave of Covid-19, the state requires 1,700 to 1,800 metric tons of oxygen every day, which must be obtained from other countries, CM said.
Thackeray said it has given instructions to increase oxygen production in the state to 3,000 metric tons of this 1,400 metric tons.
“But, it will take time.
We may not get enough oxygen from other states if the number of cases has an increase,” he said.
The minister’s chairman said that even though the second wave of Covid-19 was “controlled”, there was a slight increase in the number of everyday cases in the last few days.
“We have to avoid crowding …
have patience.
We should not be asked to close the places that have been opened now,” he said.
Thackeray said people should know that “the enemy has not been fully defeated …
thick tail is still there”.
Medical practitioners from various parts of the country as well as members of the Covid-19 Duty Task Negara attended the virtual conference.
His need for hours is to have stock of medicines and oxygen, he said, and asked the hospital and clinic to have their electrical equipment audit.
CM asks political parties to refrain from pampering themselves in politics and demanding the reopening of places where the crowd cannot be avoided.
“Don’t play with the lives of people.
Hold agitation, but against Covid-19.
It’s up to us to prevent the third wave or invite it,” said the ministerial head.
Maharashtra Pradeep Vyas Health Secretary in the presentation during the conference since the Pandemic Covid-19 outbreak on March 9, 2020, the highest daily surge in the country was 24,886 on September 19 last year.
During the second wave, the highest one-day surge was 68,631 on April 18, 2021, he said.
The highest number of active cases during the first wave was 3,09,752 on September 17, 2020, and during the second wave, the highest number of active cases was 6.99,858 on April 22, 2021.
On Saturday, the number of active cases in the state was 52,025, and a surge in one The day was 4,130 cases, the official said.
In the last 15 days, there was no reduction in the number of new cases reported every day and active, he said during the conference.
Five Maharashtra districts contributed 72 percent of active cases were Pune, Thane, Satara, Ahmednagar, Mumbai, said the official.
In addition, the districts are alarming where the level of the front is on the upward swing since August 29 – Pune, Ahmednagar, Satara, Solapur, Sangli, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, he added.
Vyas also said the districts would need special caution, especially after ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ (a 10-day festival that will begin this weekend).
He said the second wave was in the encouragement in the Marathwada and Vidarbha area.
So far, 6.27 crore people have been inoculated against Covid-19 in the state, and from their 1.71 crore is fully vaccinated, he said.
The official also informed that 45 percent of the 18-year-old people had so far been vaccinated in the state and in the capital city of Mumbai, the figure was 80 percent.
(With input from PTI)