As state well being minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday directed district collectors and metropolis commissioners in 15 districts – the place issues are at a better stage – to stop home isolation of Kovid-19 sufferers, Rajesh Patil, taking a cue , Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation stated it has resumed extra recruitment in Kovid Care Centers.
The PCMC chief stated, “We have decided from now on that patients with mild symptoms or without symptoms will not be isolated at home.” Indian Express on Tuesday.
At a press convention in Mumbai on Tuesday, Tope stated that he has instructed collectors and commissioners to enroll sufferers in Kovid care facilities as an alternative of isolating them at residence. “This has been done to prevent family members from getting infected,” he stated.
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The PCMC chief stated that they’ve determined to maintain the CCC open as per the requirement. “We have closed a few of them as a result of the circumstances have lowered. On Monday, we had solely 400 sufferers. About 70-80 p.c of the sufferers are in residence isolation whereas the remaining are admitted in hospitals. From now on new sufferers might be shifted to CCC. “
As of final week, about 15,000 sufferers had been in residence isolation at PCMC. This determine has now come down to three,000, with Kovid circumstances falling every single day. The greatest drop was on Monday when solely 423 constructive circumstances had been registered. This is the primary fall of its type in three months, officers stated.
PCMC well being chief Dr Anil Roy stated that there are round 3,500 sufferers within the Kovid care facilities arrange by the municipal and personal hospitals.
“Of these, PCMC Covid Care Centers have a bed capacity of 3,000 and the rest are in private hospitals,” he stated.
PCMC well being officers stated that there are 26 CCCs in Pimpri Chinchwad. Of these, 14 PCMCs and 12 are run by non-public hospitals.
When contacted, District Collector Rajesh Deshmukh stated, “Home-isolation in Pune might be stopped. We will permit extra sufferers to be remoted at residence in Covid care facilities. This might be adopted within the rural areas of the district in addition to within the PMC and PCMC areas.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
