Meanwhile, Tope said “The government may decide to reduce the timings of grocery shops as the number of corona patients do not appear to be declining despite the imposition of new restrictions. Police have been instructed to tighten the restrictions. If the virus chain needs to be broken, the implementation of these curbs should be done more strictly,” said Tope. He added that the district administration had been asked to take decisions in the respective districts about the curtailment of timings of grocery and other essential goods shops.
“Because of connectivity issues, communication with district collectors, especially from remote areas cannot take place daily. Therefore, it was suggested that the secretaries in charge of districts should play a proactive role in the implementation of corona containment measures,” noted Tope.
As far as the oxygen supply was concerned, Tope said the state was receiving 1,500 metric tonnes daily, which would increase by another 300 MT to 1,800 MT, as per the Centre’s assurance. “However, if there will be any disruption in oxygen availability then the state may face a major problem in meeting the rising demand. The state is procuring oxygen from Bhilai, Bellari and Visakhapatanam. In the wake of rising cases, the district collectors have been directed to instal units for the production of oxygen directly from the air,” he added.
Tope said hospitals had been asked to procure oxygen concentrators. Further, he added, the Centre had approved the setting up of new plants for the production of Remdesivir, which is currently in short supply in the state.
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