Gurgaon: Senior Medical Post of Officer (SMO) in the corporation of Gurgaon City (MCG) lay empty, even though the city witnessed a surge in Covid-19 case every day.
The responsibility of SMO includes issuing the right verification death certificate.
Dr.
Ashish Singla held SMO accusations last year during the second wave and also responsible for the control room and MCG covid sanititis.
He was transferred to Faridabad Municipal Corporation around the end of August 2021 and his post had been lying empty since then.
MCG officials, meanwhile, said Commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja has appointed the additional commissioner Vaishali Sharma as a nodal officer from the Covid control room and has also directed the commissioner together (head office) Heliom Attri to help him.
Deputy Commissioner of Vijogal City Yadav issued a certificate of death.
“We manage our responsibilities correctly.
There are separate nodal officers to handle all Covid related problems, including Covid’s body management and contact contacts.
If the need arises, a SMO or health worker will also be appointed,” he said.
Moreover, Senior Inspector Sanitation Rishi Malik has been appointed as a nodal officer for the collection of biomedical waste from covid patient houses and senior sanitation inspectors of Sharma as nodal officers for Covid Agency Management.
Even with the absence of SMO, the team has been formed for various Covid tasks such as the MCG have been carried out during the second wave, officials said.
The corporation bought an ambulance on Friday.
Now, he has two ambulances for the body transportation of Covid victims.