Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI:The state government will step up Hospital for COVID management in each taluka.
The decision was taken in a joint meeting by the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant & Health Minister Vishwajit Rane after reviewing COVID management.
Directives were issued to take steps to have step up hospitals at Dr Shama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium where in Patients who do not require oxygen can be kept and treatment can be given.
Two more step up hospitals in Chicalim and Cansaulim will be operational by 5 May 2021. Also such hospitals can be set up one in each block, at Pernem, Bicholim, Valpoi, Canacona and Curchorem.
The Dy. Collectors of the block and the Health Officer of the areas are directed to assess and take initiatives to set up such step up hospitals in each block. The doctors of the concerned PHC/CHC and of the neighbouring PHC/CHC will come together to operate such hospitals.
The collectors/Dy. Collectors will arrange the logistics for setting up such step down hospitals and also ambulance/Balrath buses for transportation of patients. The Collectors will be directed to issue directives to respective Dy. Collectors to take necessary action