Good news is that 716 people have recovered and have been discharged so far. 74 people have been cured since yesterday : Ministry of Health

Highlights of the Press Briefing by Ministry of Health on the actions taken, preparedness and updates on COVID-19 :

  • Total no. of #COVID19 cases so far –
    8,356 Since yesterday – additional 909 cases and 34 new deaths
    A total of 273 people have passed away so far
  • Good news is that 716 people have recovered and have been discharged so far. 74 people have been cured since yesterday.
  • Though no. of #COVID19 cases has increased from 979 on Mar 29 to 8,356 today, the no. of patients requiring oxygen support or critical care is around 20%. Govt. is over-prepared in managing the situation. No need for panic.
  • 196 or ~20% of positive cases on Mar 29 required critical care/oxygen support, while ~42,000 dedicated COVID beds were available Today, 1,671 beds are required, we have more than 1.05 lakh dedicated #COVID19 beds in 601 dedicated hospitals
  • As per the directions of the Prime Minister, the Government is taking extraordinary efforts in dealing with the extraordinary situation, the nation is well-prepared for any eventuality and is taking extra preparedness based on emerging situation
  • Would like to highlight that the government is focusing on preparedness depending on evolving situation, we are increasing the no. of dedicated #COVIDHospitals and dedicated #COVID19 isolation beds. We are over-prepared.
  • We are also focusing on properly orienting our health staff on various aspects of #COVID19 management, so that they don’t face any problems at field level. Trainings are being organized since last two months.
  • #AIIMS Delhi has around 250 beds, including 70 ventilator beds. Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi has around 400 beds, where an entire block has been dedicated to treatment of #COVID19, functioning like a dedicated #COVIDHospital
  • Here is a snapshot of various dedicated #COVIDHospitals across various states, as presented by Joint Secretary, @MoHFW_INDIA. A Special Medical Officer is being appointed for every dedicated hospital. Required equipment is being ensured in coordination with states
  • Private sector too is being involved and dedicated #COVIDHospitals are being set up in the private sector too
  • 9,000 #COVID19 beds have been identified in military hospitals, with capability to augment this by 7,000
  • Ordnance Factory Board has manufactured 50 specialized water-proof tents in Arunachal Pradesh, so that we are able to serve people in far-flung areas of the country as well and provide required medical facilities to them
  • Our public sector units too are working in every possible way in contributing to the fight against #COVID2019
  • #IndianRailways is working on converting 20,000 coaches into isolation coaches, out of which 5,000 coaches are being converted in first phase.

we are working on an urgent basis to expand our capacity for #COVID19 testing in Government and private medical colleges across the country

Ministry of health
  • Based on discussions at the level of Health Minister and Home Minister, we are working on an urgent basis to expand our capacity for #COVID19 testing in Government and private medical colleges across the country.
  • To expand #COVID19 testing capacity, we have identified 14 mentor institutes such as AIIMS and NIMHANS, these institutes will mentor other government and private medical colleges and expand the capacity.
  • Our efforts are focussed on proper clinical management of positive patients, contact tracing and foolproof implementation of containment strategy.
  • Recent resurgence of positive #COVID19 cases in China, Japan and Korea is a cause of concern for us too; we should therefore ensure that we continue to follow our containment and social distancing measures as we have been doing so far.
  • Irrespective of lockdown or not, it is very important that we adopt a behavioural change and focus on #SocialDistancing, as it is an important component of managing #COVID2019 which is an infectious disease
  • We once again request the cooperation of common citizens, especially through following #SocialDistancing – which is the social vaccine against #COVID2019

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