Chandigarh, May 11: Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today virtually inaugurated a 150 bedded COVID Care Centre at Baba Tara Charitable Hospital and Research Centre in Sirsa. In this Centre, ventilator beds have also been installed along with the facility of oxygen.
On this occasion, MP Smt. Sunita Duggal attended the programme through video conference while MLA Sh. Gopal Kanda and BJP district president, Sh. Aditya Chautala were present in Sirsa.
After the inauguration of COVID Care Centre, Sh. Manohar Lal said that now there is no shortage of oxygen in Haryana. The state quota has increased from 152 tonnes to 282 MT. Besides this, demand for getting additional oxygen quota has also been made to the Centre, he said.
He said that the State Government is supplying oxygen as per the requirement to all hospitals. At the same time, an oxygen cylinder refilling facility is being made available to the patients staying in home isolation. A portal has been made for this system, on which patients are also applying and social organisations are also getting themselves registered.
He said that the State Government is making all possible arrangements to tackle this Pandemic. This morning, two tankers have been airlifted to Bhubaneshwar so that oxygen can be supplied to Haryana on time, said the Chief Minister.
He said that private hospitals and social organisations are coming forward to arrange for oxygen beds. In this hour of crisis, we have to stand together and fight this Pandemic.
He said that till now, the COVID-19 infection was limited to urban areas but the disease has now started spreading its wings in rural areas too. Therefore everyone has to remain vigilant
Teams have been constituted to conduct door to door investigations in the villages and every department is cooperating for this, said the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister also expressed gratitude to Baba Charitable Trust for setting up a Covid Care Centre. He informed the District Administration that since the facility of cylinder refilling for their district is connected to Hisar, therefore transport system should be strengthened so that refilling can be done and supplied on time.
Theekri Pehras should be imposed in Villages
The Chief Minister said that as the COVID-19 infection is spreading in the villages therefore Theekri Pehras should be imposed in the villages.
He said that as this is a major problem therefore all necessary precautions should be taken. All those who are taking part in agitations should be made to stay in isolation centres and should be allowed to go back to their respective villages only after proper medical screening.
Wearing of masks, use of sanitization etc should be made a mandatory part of our lives, said the Chief Minister. He said that the current COVID-19 wave is expected to be flattened by next week.