Mumbai: With the possibility of India slid towards Covid-19 “third wave”, the Maharashtra government on Friday warned that the state could witness around 60 lakh cases in such situations.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that while around 20 lakh people were affected in the first wave followed by 40 lakh on the second, the next feared wave could cause more than 60 lakh cases.
“Of this amount, almost 12 percent will need oxygen support during treatment …
We strive to achieve 100 percent vaccination as soon as possible,” he said.
The participation that the third wave has begun in the US, Britain, Russia, and other countries, he asks people to take extreme precautions during future festivals such as Janmashtami, Ganeshotsav, Navratri and Diwali to avoid waves in cases.
Tope has discussed this problem with Veena Kerala George’s colleague, whose conditions recorded 31,000 new cases on Thursday with Onam’s celebration which was considered the main reason, but the authorities had increased testing.
He revealed that to overcome the upcoming health crisis, the Maharashtra government was in the process of recruiting more doctors, nurses and other medical paramedic staff besides increasing health care capacity including for adolescents.
“At the end of September, we plan to recruit 7,000 medical staff including 1,200 doctors.
We increase the production of liquid medical oxygen, increase the number of beds in Covid hospitals, and get 1,000 new ambulances,” Tope said.
In addition, the government has approved an increase in 1,500 Rs in a salary of 71,000 Asha workers where a number of RS 275 Crore will be included in the budget.
Health department officials said that at least nine of the worst districts in the two previous waves “are being monitored very closely” to ensure that infection and death can be controlled, in addition to taking action to protect children and babies.
The situation has become alarming because the country has recorded more than 200 cases of variant Covid-19, Delta Plus, which has claimed 5 patients to date.
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