Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan asks mins to monitor Covid arrangements in hospitals

BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday that ministers should keep an eye on the health infrastructure in the districts and taking stock of the necessary arrangements in the hospitals.
Addressing the ministers before the meeting of the council of ministers at Mantralaya, Chouhan said vaccination work is satisfactory, but 100 per cent vaccination is necessary.Keeping an eye on third wave of Covid situation, economic activities should be conducted with full precautions, he said. The works and livelihoods of the poor should not be affected.Chouhan further said that Madhya Pradesh is in the category of big states, having successful control of Covid. Positivity rate in the country it is 14.75%, while in MP it is only 7%, he said. The state has covered 97% population with first dose of vaccine and 90.6% with the second dose.Additional chief secretary, Mohammad Suleman informed that only 2.2% positive patients in the state are admitted in hospitals and the rest are in home isolation. Infected people are getting the guidance of doctors in Covid Care Centres and homes. Regular communication is also being conducted with the people living in home isolation.