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The Health minister Dhan Singh Rawat has directed the senior officers of the Health department to undertake extensive visits to different parts of the state to monitor the health services. During their visits the officers will communicate with local people and inform them about
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ROORKEE: At least 30 people have lost their lives in a village in Uttarakhand’s Roorkee this month after suffering from Covid-like symptoms, locals said on Sunday. The administration did not give out the exact number of deaths in Libberheri village but said several people have died . A senior government official said teams from different departments like revenue, health and police have been pressed into service to know the exact cause of deaths.
Joint magistrate of Roorkee, Namami Bansal, told TOI, “We still have no data that could point to that these deaths happening due to Covid-19. It (the deaths) might be due to Covid-19 or some other fever or ailments. But we have intensified our efforts to test every Covid-19 suspect in the village.”
However, the district administration officials refute the claims made by hospital authorities.
Joint Magistrate, Roorkee, Namami Bansal said, The directions to the Covid Care Centers is clear. They have to maintain atleast 12 hours backup of Oxygen. In this case the hospital was not found complying to the norms.
The hospital has total 70 beds, out of which 50 patients were being given oxygen through the central system, while others were on oxygen cylinders.
Following the incident, District Magistrate of Haridwar C Ravi Shankar organised an online meeting with all the Covid hospital managers regarding availability and supply of oxygen.
He directed the hospitals to inform the administration about Oxygen requirements by 4.00 pm everyday so that supplied can be ensured on time.