Jammu Tawi, Nov 7: Jammu & Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha reviewed the coronavirus situation in the Union Territory on Saturday and directed for strict enforcement of Covid-appropriate behaviour to check any spike in the cases.
Sinha also reviewed the situation of dengue in Jammu and directed the officials concerned for effective prevention efforts even as a central team is in Jammu to assess the on-ground situation in the Union Territory.
Reviewing the Covid-19 situation during a series of meetings with the members of the Covid Task Force, deputy commissioners and superintendents of police, Sinha emphasised on the need to take effective and quick actions to minimise Covid-19 impacts.
He termed rapid asymptomatic testing and contact tracing as important tools to help reduce the spread of the virus.
The lieutenant governor directed the deputy commissioners, superintendents of police and health department to strictly enforce Covid-appropriate behaviour in hospitals, shopping complexes and other public places. He passed specific directions to the health department for monitoring all the relevant data on a regular basis for swift action.
While appreciating the efforts of the district administrations for making tremendous efforts in the fight against Covid on various fronts, Sinha said the good practices must be replicated by other districts as well for a better outcome.
“The main line of defence is now vaccination. We have secured sufficient supplies to support vaccination and efforts should be made to maximise uptake,” the L-G said, setting a timeline of one week for 100 per cent coverage of the overdue second doses. Instructions were also issued to the officials concerned to ensure that restrictions on the public gatherings continue, besides declaration of red zones and micro containment zones in areas registering surge in positive cases on priority, an official spokesperson said.
During the meetings, the lieutenant governor sought district-wise feedback on various critical aspects of Covid management and implementation of the directions passed in the previous meetings.
Sinha directed the deputy commissioners to regularly monitor the functionality of the oxygen plants in their respective districts and get the audit of oxygen generating plants done for operational readiness.
In the meeting, they also discussed the way forward for more effectively tackling and containing the spread of the infection across the Union Territory, the spokesperson said, adding the lieutenant governor was informed that around 59 per cent of the targeted population has already received the second dose of Covid vaccine. The lieutenant governor reviewed the situation of dengue in Jammu and directed the officials concerned for effective prevention efforts.
Meanwhile, The government today informed that 165 positive cases of COVID, 09 from Jammu Division and 156 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 333076.
Moreover, 103 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 05 from Jammu Division and 98 from Kashmir Division.
On COVID vaccination, the bulletin informs that 52,803 doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the last 24 hours bringing the cumulative number of doses administered across J&K to1,51,69,165.
According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Corona virus (Covid-19), out of 333076 positive cases, 1,153 are active positive (127 in Jammu Division and 1026 in Kashmir Division), 327483 have recovered and 4440 have died; 2177 in Jammu division and 2263 in Kashmir Division.
Till date 3927938 persons have been enlisted for observation which included 6141 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 1153 in isolation and 446514 in home surveillance. Besides, 3469690 persons have completed their surveillance period.
Jammu reported 04cases, Udhampur reported no case, Rajouri reported no case, Doda reported 02 cases, Kathua reported 01case, Poonch reported 01 case, Reasi reported 01casewhile as Samba, Kishtwar and Ramban reported no fresh cases for today.
Bulletin said that Srinagar reported 87 cases, Baramulla reported 26 cases, Budgam reported 09 cases, Pulwama reported 03case, Kupwara reported 03 cases, Anantnag reported 01case, Bandipora reported 13 cases, Ganderbal reported 13 cases, Kulgam reported 01 case while as Shopian reported no fresh cases for today.
