Chairs high level meeting with Covid task force

JK News Today

Jammu, January 02:

Manoj Sinha, Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting with Covid Task Force DCs and SPs to review Covid-19 status, Omicron, vaccination for 15-18 age group & preparedness of health infrastructure across the J&K UT.

Sinha directed the officials that in view of the new variant and rise in the cases across the country, functioning of oxygen plants, availability of requisite medicines, audit of ICU and Oxygen supported beds across all UT’s hospitals should be ensured.

DCs & Health officials to ensure infrastructure beginning from the Panchayat Level are strengthened &optimally utilized. Health teams in the districts to focus on prompt contact tracing, audit of oxygen cylinders &concentrators as well as availability &functioning of ventilators.