New Delhi: Given the increasing case of the Coronavirus, the weekly leading level and a decrease in testing figures in Assam and West Bengal, the Center has asked the state government to conduct a review of these parameters while emphasizing the enforcement of strict covid behavior.
In a letter to the Head of Secretary of Assam and West Bengal on October 26, the additional secretary in the Ministry of Health Union, the meaning of Ahuja, highlighted the increase in the Covid New Weekly case since the last week (October 20-26) and the initial signs of increasing participants.
Since the last four weeks until October 25.
On October 22, Union Secretary of Union Rajesh Bhushan had also written to West Bengal which expressed concern over the increase in Covid cases in Kolkata, after the celebration of Durga Puja earlier this month.
Ahuja, in his letter to Assam, showed that there were 41 percent of the increase in new weekly cases since the last week (October 20-26) and that there were signs of the early positive gains since the last four weeks from 1.89 per cent on Sunday 28 September – 4 October 2.22 percent on Sunday 19-25 October.
“The state has also witnessed a decrease in tests conducted from 1,64,071 on Sunday 28 September to 4 October to 1,27,048 on Sunday, 19-25.
Will help in the initial identification of infections in the state, “he said.
Two Assam District – Barpeta and Kumbeta Metro – Additional Secretary said it has been identified as a district that is a concern because of the case of high Quantum Covid AF and Weekly Points.
Likewise, in West Bengal, he said two districts – Kolkata and Howrah – have been identified as districts that are of concern because of the high number of cases and participants.
Ahuja shows that the state has shown around 41 percent of the weekly new cases since the last week, 6,040 cases on Sunday October 20-26 compared to 4,277 cases on Sunday 13-19 and that the beginning of signs of increasing participants since the last four weeks, 93 percent on Sunday 28 September – October 4 2.39 percent over October 19-25.
West Bengal has also witnessed a decline in tests conducted from 2,62,319 for 28 September – 4 October to 2,61,515 on Sunday 19-25.
It has been observed that Covid cases jumped exponentially where the basic public health strategy (testing, tracking, care, behavior and vaccination accordingly Covid) was not strictly followed, he said in the letter.
In this context, officers have emphasized the monitoring of cases with the implementation of the right detention zone, increasing focus on home-to-home searches for Covid cases active in this zone, strict monitoring and daily cases under their house isolation and referrals to Hospital and strengthening contact contacts of Positive Covid-19 people and reviewing detention zones in Assam and West Bengal.
In addition, there must be an analysis of the district death and very detailed facilities, which includes a review of the number of deaths that take place in 24 and 72 hours into hospitals to resolve problems related to hospital admissions and the need for treatment practice monitoring.
The letter also underlined the system to enter the start and smooth test figure, while maintaining a part of the RT-PCR test.
Aiming for the first dose coverage of 100 percent of the 18-plus population along with the increase in the second dose of vaccination for a qualified population, the letter was stated.
As far as the events and places of super spreaders, there must be strict supervision and monitoring in accordance with the standard operating protocol (SOP) from the Ministry of Health and testing in accordance with the Guidelines for the Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR), in addition to ensuring Covid – according to behavior: Wearing masks and physical distance must be strictly enforced.
Also, it is called to update timely district level data related to new cases, death, hospitalization, in hotspots in the Covid Indian portal and routine submission of positive samples of RT-PCR from international travelers and from the community for genomic analysis in network laboratories SARS-COV-2 India is designated (insacog) according to the protocol.
The rapid response team must be formed according to the Insacog guidelines for detailed mutation investigations reported through insacog.