Coronavirus SOPs should have been followed at Kumbh Mela, election rallies, says Niti Aayog
Niti Aayog member VK Paul said that the only way to break the chain of transmission was to follow Covid-related guidelines. 5 hours ago Photo of a roadshow of West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Sunday, April 18. | BJP Bengal/Twitter
Standard operating procedures, or SOPs, related to the coronavirus pandemic should have been followed “to the letter and spirit” in the Kumbh Mela and rallies in states which went to polls over the last few weeks, Niti Aayog member VK Paul told NDTV on Sunday.
He was responding to a question on violations of basic Covid-related guidelines like wearing masks and maintaining physical distancing at the Kumbh and election rallies, even as coronavirus cases soared across the country.
New Delhi:
The standard operating procedures or SOPs linked to the coronavirus pandemic should have been followed in political rallies in the poll-bound states and the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand s Haridwar, senior NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul said at the NDTV Solutions Summit.
Dr Paul was responding to the criticism that political parties continued organising rallies - where Covid protocols like social distancing and wearing masks were violated - despite an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases triggered by the rapid second wave of infections.
Similar violations of Covid protocols were seen at the mega one-month-long festival that began on April 1 amid concerns that lakhs of people coming from all parts of the country - and then returning - will worsen the already delicate coronavirus situation.
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“Fast-track approval has been given for seven additional sites having the production capacity of 1 million vials/month to six manufacturers,” the health ministry said in a statement.
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The Indian government decided on Wednesday to increase production and supply of remdesivir and reduce its price after shortages of the drug used in the treatment of hospitalised Covid-19 patients were reported from several states. The decision was taken after Mansukh Mandaviya, minister of state for ports, chemicals and fertilisers, held a meeting with remdesivir manufacturers this week.
The health ministry said on Wednesday that efforts are under way to ramp up production of remdesivir. The current total installed capacity of seven manufacturers of remdesivir is 3.88 million vials per month.
India News: Addressing a media briefing on Tuesday, Niti Aayog member Dr V K Paul said Remdesivir is "only for those who require hospitalisation and oxygen. That
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