* Ensure 30% coverage under 18-44 age group by July 15
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 11: In order to review the effectiveness of containment measures, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired a series of high-level meetings, wherein members of Covid Task Force, Deputy Commissioners, SPs, and other senior officials participated at Civil Secretariat.
Emphasizing on conducting the vaccination drive on mission mode, the Lt Governor fixed June 30, 2021 as a deadline for the 100% saturation of the first dose of vaccination for 45 and above age group. He further directed the officials to ensure that 30% of the targeted population falling under 18-44 age group is inoculated with the first dose by July 15th.
While taking a district-wise appraisal of the Covid situation, the Lt Governor suggested a host of measures to Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, SPs, Health Department needed to be implemented to bring down the positivity rate across the UT.
Taking note of the decrease in positivity rate being registered in most of the districts, the Lt Governor observed that the collaborative efforts from all the stakeholders, coupled with comprehensive surveillance of COVID-19, decentralization of healthcare system, accelerated vaccination drive, rigorous testing for early case detection, prompt contact tracing, effective Covid Clinical Management and continuous augmentation of healthcare infrastructure, human resources and the committed efforts of our Doctors, Paramedics, and other corona warriors have yielded favourable results in controlling the spread of corona virus in the UT.
Next few days are crucial in terms of making further improvements in all indicators of the Covid containment measures. With optimum utilization of testing and vaccination capacities, strict adherence of SoPs, following Covid Appropriate Behaviour in letter and spirit, and by working 24×7, we can address the challenges of Covid pandemic, the Lt Governor said.
On areas with low vaccination rate, the Lt Governor directed the concerned DCs to strategize a comprehensive plan in coordination with the Police and Civil administration to accelerate the vaccination drive. Districts with the scope of improvement need to go some extra mile to achieve desirable results.
Ensure no social gatherings, marriages, and community programmes, takes place without prior permissions. Constitute Joint teams of Police, District Administration and Health Department for special enforcement drives and spreading continuous awareness through announcements regarding adherence of Covid appropriate behaviour, besides conducting door-to-door vaccination and involving community elders to complement the Administration’s efforts, the Lt Governor directed the DCs.
Stressing on effective operationalization of Covid Care Centres in Panchayats, the Lt Governor instructed the DCs and CMOs to fix the responsibilities for proper functioning of these centres with all requisite facilities and its maintenance.
Directions were also passed regarding establishment of offices and accommodations for DDC Chairpersons; identification of youth for extension of benefits of Mumkin Scheme under Mission Youth; Hostels for wards of martyrs of Police, Para-Military and Army; completion of pending works identified under Back to Village programme; training of para-medical and other frontline workers; clearing pendency under PMGKP.
The Lt Governor passed specific directions to speed up the process for identification of beneficiaries under the Special Scheme SASCM’ envisaged by the Government for Families which have lost their bread earner during pandemic.
Meanwhile, Atal Dullo, Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department gave a detailed briefing on scientific data-driven analysis and other important aspects of the Covid management. He informed that the positivity rate of J&K has moved down to 2.2%.
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