Bengaluru: In line with the recommendations of the experts and the overall strategy to face the third wave Covid-19 may, the state government has hired a medical doctor and install critical infrastructure.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, nearly 3,000 doctors, including specialists, has been hung out to manage the third wave and another 2,000 are expected to join the service in the coming weeks.
Additional personnel are being onboarded through direct recruitment and representation mandatory representation.
“Recruitment Direct 850 GDMOS [Medical Officer Common Tasks] completed by the department two months ago, while 800 others have joined as part of the Service of Rural Compulsory.
In addition, about 950 doctors have entered through the Department of Medical Education for Service Rural,” said Health Commissioner Dr KV Trilok Chandra to Stoi.
Regardless of 2,550 physicians, the Department of Health has also completed the direct recruitment of 350 medical specialists.
“2,000 other specialists will soon be joined under a program of rural services,” added Chandra.
With this, the total number of new recruitment will touch 4,900.
However, the health department did not immediately share details on how the total number of doctors in this country with this addition.
Infra Medical & Medical Supplies in infrastructure provision, the Government has set up a 500-bed HDU / ICU Pediatric throughout the district, which takes the total number of these beds to 800.
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Also, we have increased the number to 800 from 300 previously.
Jobs is underway to add another 1,200 beds, which will be available in the coming weeks.
It will take the total number of beds to 2,000, “he said.
The government has Vial Remdesivir 5 Lakh in stock and an adequate amount of other essential supplies needed for treatment, according to Health Commissioner.
Also, the oxygen concentrator 8000 has been distributed to add a bed HDU / ICU in the district.
“Hopefully we do not need to use all of this.
But we do not compromise with the preparation,” Chandra said, adding the government would also increase the amount of liquid medical oxygen tank.
Stoi As reported earlier, the government has completed a special health screening of 35 lakh children and adolescents in mid-September.
Only 0.3 percent of them have Covid-19.
Separating data from the war room Covid-19 shows that there are more than 3.2 lakh cases, including 158 deaths, in the age group of 0-19.
Overall, Karnataka has recorded nearly 29.7 lakh cases so far.
The highest number of infections – more than 6.8 lakh – have occurred in the age group 30-39.
The second most affected group was 40-49 with 5.2 lakh cases.
The number of deaths Covid-high 19 – 10 798 – has been reported in the 60-69 age category, followed by more than 8,000 deaths in the 50-59 group.
Third Covid Wave: 2,900 Doctors are employed in Karnataka
