Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s head minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked people to remain vigilant in the next few weeks given the rapid spread of Coronavirus pandemic throughout the country and in the state.
Patnaik said this in a statement after reviewing the Coronavirus situation that applies in the state.
“The next few weeks are very important for the country and therefore must be extra careful and alert,” he said.
Patnik asked officials to ensure that people who have not been vaccinated at all or have not taken the second dose they must be pasted as soon as possible.
Highlighting that vaccination programs in the state have been satisfactory, the main minister said 92 percent of people have taken the first dose of the vaccine while the second level of inoculation of the second dose is 68 percent.
About 30.7 percent of teenagers in the 15 -18 year age group have so far been vaccinated.
Patnik asked the police director general to enforce Covid-19 norms strictly and urged people to comply with the guidelines.
“Even though the inpatient level is still very low in the third wave, we must be fully prepared for the future.” Because most people who are infected in the wave are currently in house isolation, we need to strengthen the monitoring system and ensure it that the rapid response team and field staff remain in touch with them regularly, “said the main minister.
Of more than 20,000 active cases in the country Parts, more than 19,000 patients are in house insulation so as to reduce the burden on hospital beds, said Director of Health Services Bijay Mohapatra.
Meanwhile, Odisha recorded 7,071 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, a sharp increase of 46 percent over the previous day 4,829 The case and the largest one-day surge in more than seven months, a bulletin issued by the Bulletin Department of Health said.
Meanwhile, the state government has decided to only allow the police contingent to participate in the Republican Day celebration this year to prevent a large meeting in the middle of a surge covid.
“Given the AW signs Al A wave in the Covid-19 case, as well as an increase in variant detection, ‘Omicron’, the Odisha government has understated a large meeting and prescribed other prevention steps to contain the spread of the disease, “official notice said.
There will be no student participation or NCC cadet and only a small number of guests, can be invited to celebrations, using e-died, he said.