CM says this Rath Yatra as a part of HP’s golden jubilee celebrations will roll out after normalization of the Covid situation
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The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday decided to defer its proposed Swarnim Himachal Rath Yatra for the nonce seeable of the surge in Covid cases within the hill state.
The Swarnim Himachal Rath Yatra was scheduled to roll out on 15 April on the occasion of Himachal Diwas as a part of the golden jubilee celebrations of fifty years of HP’s statehood.
HP Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced this decision after a gathering that was held to review the Covid-19 situation within the state.
Thakur said the choice to initiate Himachal Swarnim Rath Yatra would be taken after the Corona situation normalizes within the state.
A decision was also taken to limit the gatherings within the wedding ceremony to 50 people indoors and a maximum of 200 people outdoors till further orders, the CM said, adding only 50 persons would be allowed to attend a funeral. The Chief Minister directed the health department to require effective steps for enhancing the bed capacity within the government hospitals in order that if the coronavirus cases rise, the infected people may be given better treatment facilities.
He also gave directions for contacting private hospitals of the state for creating alternative arrangements of beds for Corona patients.
Thakur said the government was fully equipped to test the spread of this virus and there was no shortage of oxygen cylinders, vaccines, PPE kits, face masks, and hand sanitizers.
“Very soon, extra beds would be made available in Ner Chowk Medical College for Covid patients and a newly passed batch of 28 nurses would be deployed in Nahan Medical College. additionally, alternative bed capacity would even be enhanced in Hamirpur and Nahan Medical colleges,” he said.
The Chief Minister also said the districts had been directed to require up vaccination and testing for Covid-19 in a very campaign mode besides contacting the patients under home isolation so if required they may be advised for medical treatment within the hospitals. the stress had been laid on screening the people on border areas, he added.
Health Minister Rajiv Saizal emphasized that District Level Action Plans would be implemented strictly to test the spread of the virus.
Chief Secretary Anil Khachi also gave his suggestions on the steps required to be taken to pander to things and also apprised the meeting about the steps being taken by the authorities up to the sphere level.
HP Health Secretary Amitabh Awasthi gave details about the coronavirus situation within the state and said that at this time there have been 3828 active Covid cases within the state.
He said that Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police, Chief Medical Officers, Principals of presidency Medical Colleges and Block Medical Officers are given necessary directions on the matter.
Managing Director, National Health Mission, Himachal Pradesh, Dr Nipun Jindal, and senior officers of the Health Department were also present at the meeting.
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