Rajasthan may move SC if Centre doesn't invite global tender for COVID vaccines: Health Minister
India | May 27, 2021 18:44 ISTSharma said that the vaccination process has slowed down in the state as vaccine supply from manufacturers is short.
Sharma said that the vaccination process has slowed down in the state as vaccine supply from manufacturers is short.
Rajasthan is currently facing shortage of vaccine. So the vaccination drive for 18+ age has currently been stopped in the state.
A complaint was received that lab technician, posted at a govt hospital in Ganga Shahar of Bikaner, was demanding Rs 800 for getting coronavirus confirmatory RT-PCR test done, DGP, ACB, BL Soni said.
Mucormycosis or black fungus is a notifiable disease in the state under the Rajasthan Pandemic Act.
The State Civil Defence Department will also select and appoint 'corona health assistants'.
Currently, Rajasthan has around 100 black fungus patients and a separate ward has been made at SMS Hospital in Jaipur for their treatment.
Gehlot also urged the central government to revise the allotment of oxygen from Jamnagar and Hazira immediately.
This information came out recently in the genome sequencing reports of the samples that were from the state for sequencing, Sharma told mediapersons on Wednesday.
Health Minister Raghu Sharma said on Wednesday that the rapid antigen test will be conducted in community health centres and other hospitals to check the spread of virus in rural areas.
Rajasthan reported 161 coronavirus-related deaths and 17,532 fresh cases on Thursday, pushing the toll to 5,182 and the infection count to 7,02,568, according to an official report.
There is already a shortage of oxygen, medicines and other equipment, and the country might soon face a shortage of medical staff as well, he warned.
He has already approved opening a dedicated bank account-Raj CMRF COVID VACCINATION ACCOUNT-for this purpose.
He also said that experts at the national and global level have maintained that no matter how much governments increase facilities, the speed at which the infection cases are rising is "four times" its earlier rate.
The second wave of coronavirus pandemic has put huge pressure on the country's public health system, with several states reeling under a shortage of oxygen, beds, medicines and equipment.
At the direction of the chief minister, the high-level group of IAS officers Subodh Agarwal, Preetam B Yashwant and Tina Dabi was formed.
According to the regional meteorological centre, the highest maximum temperature in the last 24 hours was recorded in Bharatpur (45.4 degrees Celsius) followed by Ganganagar (44.5 degrees Celsius).
The requirement of oxygen cylinders has reached 31,425 a day from 6,500 three months ago, oxygen tankers were airlifted from Jamnagar in Gujarat to deal with the emergency.
In wake of the deadly second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, around 700-bed COVID care centre at Radha Soami Satsang Bhawan in Jaipur.
For the period from April 21 to April 30, a total of 26,500 Remdesivir injections have been allocated to Rajasthan by the Centre
The insurance also covers COVID-19 treatment expense and therefore, the chief minister stressed that people get themselves registered.
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