ITANAGAR, Jun 23: Chief Minister Pema Khandu today inaugurated two oxygen plants, one with 600 LPM capacity at the TRIHMS and the other at the Dedicated Covid Hospital (DCH) Chimpu with 500 LPM capacity in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, Health Minister Alo Libang, legislators Techi Kaso and Goruk Pordung, Mayor Tame Phassang and officials of the Health Department.
Expressing gratitude to UNDP for donating the plants on behalf of the state’s people, Khandu informed that the third plant with a 300 LPM capacity also donated by UNDP is currently under installation at the Bakin Pertin General Hospital, Pasighat which will be functional soon. Another 1000 LPM oxygen generator will also be installed at the TRIHMS by the DRDO soon, he added. “To meet any measure of demand, oxygen support has been provided to all district hospitals, Dedicated Covid Hospitals and Dedicated Covid Health Centres. This is also being extended to the CHCs and selected PHCs and as a standby to some CCCs to achieve our target of making available 1000 oxygen-beds by July end. From 164 oxygen beds as on May 2, today we have 815 beds,” the CM informed. As on date, 9 PSA oxygen generation plants are operational, one each of 100 LPM capacity at  Aalo, Seppa, Tezu, Tawang, Yingkiong and Ziro. 5 UNICEF-supported PSA plants are in the advanced stages of commissioning and are expected to be operational before July 15.
With the aim to develop the state’s health infrastructure to deal with the pandemic, 63 Covid Care Centres, 35 Dedicated Covid Health Centres, 2 Dedicated Covid Hospitals at Chimpu and Pasighat with 33 ICU beds to medically manage and provide treatment for all categories of patients have been established, Khandu informed. “From no labs capable of testing for SARS-CoV-2, we now have 2 RT-PCR labs, one each at BPGH, Pasighat and TRIHMS and True-Nat labs in all districts. For mild home isolation cases we are providing medical kits and 73 Rapid Response Teams constituted for the purpose are regularly monitoring such cases,” he informed. 

Lauding the healthcare workers, for attaining a daily COVID test average of 3,286 per million of population, as against the WHO recommended daily test per million population of 140, the CM informed that an average of 5,700 daily tests are being conducted currently. “In the last two weeks from June 10 onwards, we have witnessed a 13 % decrease in overall weekly new COVID-19 cases and in the preceding one week, around 300 cases have recovered daily at an average, bringing the recovery rate to 91.6%,” he informed. 
In the wake of a third-wave threat, Khandu informed that the state government has constituted a 'Core Group of Experts on COVID-19 Surveillance & Containment' for assessment, preparedness and management measures. Paediatricians will be extensively consulted and included in the process as it is speculated that the third wave may infect people below 18 years, he stated, adding that 60 CHCs in each assembly constituency identified in consultation with the local MLAs will be equipped with Indian Public Health Standards basic medical equipment.
Interacting with the healthcare workers and doctors at DCH Chimpu, the Chief Minister revealed that he plans to convert the entire MLA apartment complex into a permanent specialist hospital for the welfare of the state’s people. Despite several challenges, the state has fared well so far in the battle against Covid, the CM asserted while complimenting all the stakeholders for the achievement. CMO

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