Union Minister Bharati Pravin Pawar on Tuesday held conferences with senior officers of the Andaman and Nicobar administration right here to evaluation preparedness to cope with any spurt in COVID-19 circumstances within the archipelago, an official stated.
After arriving right here within the morning, Pawar, the Union Minister of State for Health, went to the Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital close to Cellular Jail right here to supervise a mock drill to examine readiness of the well being facility for efficient administration of coronavirus infections.
“We are grateful to the union minister for her go to to Port Blair. She took notes of the preparedness of well being services throughout the islands when it comes to availability of oxygen, ICU beds, isolation wards, important medicines, protecting kits, ambulances, frontline staff, and check kits,” stated Dr Avijit Roy, the nodal officer of COVID-19 administration in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Many hospitals throughout the nation held mock drills on Tuesday to examine the readiness of well being services in view of correct COVID-19 administration.
Pawar additionally visited Swaraj Dweep, earlier generally known as Havelock Island and in addition one of many main vacationer locations, to carry comparable conferences with the well being officers and oversee mock drills.
The Centre has requested states and union territories to conduct the drill as a part of precautionary measures following a rise in COVID-19 infections in China and different nations.
Pawar’s go to to Port Blair was a part of the directive issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The union territory has to this point recorded 10,741 COVID-19 circumstances, whereas 10,612 folks have recovered from the an infection and 129 succumbed to the illness.
-With PTI Input
