COVID-19: Recovery Rate Rises To 51% In Madhya Pradesh

The state makes E-Pass mandatory for movement from Indore, Bhopal and Ujjain.

BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh): The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that better arrangements are being ensured in the state for the treatment of Corona. A large number of Fever Clinics have also started functioning in the state. The corona recovery rate has reached 51 per cent.

CM Chouhan was reviewing the status of corona and other arrangements through video conferencing at Mantralaya today.

The Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, DGP Vivek Johri, Additional Chief Secretary Health Mohammad Suleman, Principal Secretary Medical Education Sanjay Shukla and other Officers were present on the occasion.

The Additional Chief Secretary Health Suleman informed that health checkup of 27 thousand 484 persons has been conducted at One thousand 496 fever clinics of the state. Of these, 24 thousand 505 have been advised for home isolation, samples of 6 thousand 415 persons have been taken and out these, 2 thousand 824 persons have been sent to COVID Care Centres/Hospitals.

During the review of Ujjain district, it was informed that the health survey of 6 lakh 34 thousand people has already been conducted in Ujjain district. Nagda area of the district has become free of infection. In the next 2-3 days, the trauma centre will start functioning as COVID hospital. The Collector of Ujjain has been directed to make arrangement of 10 more ambulances.

The ACS Health Suleman informed that according to the new discharge criteria, corona patients, who are in good health, do not have symptoms of corona and not been suffering from fever for the last three days, can now be discharged in 10 days. After this, they will have to stay in home isolation for 7 days.

The Principal Secretary Sanjay Dubey informed that e-pass system has been abolished to move from green zone to green zone in the state but e-pass will be required to leave Indore, Bhopal and Ujjain. Similarly, e-pass will also be required for movement to other states and entering Madhya Pradesh.

CM Chouhan said that the procurement of wheat in the state has exceeded the target of 100 lakh MT and it has reached 111 lakh 62 thousand MT till date. There are 20 lakh registered farmers in the state, till now 14 lakh 67 thousand farmers have sold wheat at the support price. Arrangement of bags should be made for the wheat procurement, he added.

The Additional Chief Secretary I.C.P. Keshri informed that so far a total of 5 lakh 14 thousand migrant labourers have already returned to Madhya Pradesh by 122 trains and thousands of buses. Out of these, One lakh 54 thousand by trains and 3 lakh 60 thousand labourers by buses have returned to the state. A total of 130 trains are expected to arrive in the state. About 3 lakh 70 thousand labourers of other states have been sent by buses to the borders of other states.