Surging Omicron Delhi govt roping NGOs to strengthen health facilities
New Delhi Dec 24 PTI Delhi government is in process of roping NGOs for strengthening its health infrastructure and manpower in view of rising cases of Omicron in the national capital A cabinet not for hiring Doctors for You for providing manpower for running 3 DCHCS Sawan Kripal Ashram Sardar Patel Chattarpur Sant Nirankari Burari and Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia Hospital has been put up for approval according to an official documentation Doctors for You has already been engaged for DCHCS including Shehnai Banquet Hall Commonwealth Games Village Hall Rouse Avenue School and Yamuna Sports Complex the document statedDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had yesterday announced that since Omicron infection does not require hospitalisation in most cases the home-isolation module is being strengthened and an agency was being hired for itThe capacity to follow up patients in home isolation will be increased from the current 1100 cases daily to one lakh each day As soon as someone tests positive a phone call will be made to the person and the next day a medical team will visit the person to provide him with a kit containing medicines and other itemsAlso patients in home isolation will be counselled by the doctors for 10 daysl The government will also increase daily Covid tests capacity from around 60000 to 70000 at present to three lakh per day A two-month stock of required medicines will also be maintained the Chief Minister had added PTI GJS RCJ
New Delhi Dec 24 PTI Delhi government is in process of roping NGOs for strengthening its health infrastructure and manpower in view of rising cases of Omicron in the national capital A cabinet not for hiring Doctors for You for providing manpower for running 3 DCHCS Sawan Kripal Ashram Sardar Patel Chattarpur Sant Nirankari Burari and Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia Hospital has been put up for approval according to an official documentation Doctors for You has already been engaged for DCHCS including Shehnai Banquet Hall Commonwealth Games Village Hall Rouse Avenue School and Yamuna Sports Complex the document statedDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had yesterday announced that since Omicron infection does not require hospitalisation in most cases the home-isolation module is being strengthened and an agency was being hired for itThe capacity to follow up patients in home isolation will be increased from the current 1100 cases daily to one lakh each day As soon as someone tests positive a phone call will be made to the person and the next day a medical team will visit the person to provide him with a kit containing medicines and other itemsAlso patients in home isolation will be counselled by the doctors for 10 daysl The government will also increase daily Covid tests capacity from around 60000 to 70000 at present to three lakh per day A two-month stock of required medicines will also be maintained the Chief Minister had added PTI GJS RCJ
