The government will procure additional stocks of Remdesivir, augment medical infrastructure and appoint more health workers on contract to scale up preparedness to fight the second wave of COVID-19.
At a high-level meeting chaired by Lt. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, it was also decided that senior bureaucrats would be appointed as special officers to lead various aspects of prevention.
A. Vikranth Raja has been deputed to supervise oxygen equipment and bed capacity in the health sector, E. Vallavan for strengthening vaccination, T. Arun for overall medical infrastructure and Ashok Kumar for emergency purchases.
The Lt. Governor, who inspected the isolation facility in Gorimedu, told mediapersons that in addition to the approval for the purchase of 5,000 doses of Remdesivir, it was also proposed to buy another 10,000 doses of the anti-viral drug, and arrange adequate supply of ventilators, pulse oximeters and other equipment in anticipation of an increase in COVID-19 cases.
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