With the COVID-19 situation in Gujarat and especially Ahmedabad worsening with each passing day, the state government on Monday selected eight senior IAS officers and gave them special responsibilities.
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Ashwini Kumar, secretary to chief minister Vijay Rupani, said that these IAS officers have been given different responsibilities in different cities. Giving an example, he said that one IAS officer will coordinate for patients who are on ventilator support and look into their treatment.
Kumar remarked that the appointments have been made for ensuring uniformity and better coordination.
Gujarat reported 108 new cases and four deaths in the last 12 hours. With this the number of COVID-19 positive cases has gone up to 1,851 and death toll at 67. Out of the total of 108 cases, as many as 91 cases are from Ahmedabad.
With the cases increasing, the state government has also tied up with three private hospitals in Ahmedabad to admit COVID-19 patients if the patients are willing to spend from their own pockets. A government official said, in normal course, COVID-19 treatment is free of cost in government hospitals and with select private hospitals with whom the government has entered into an agreement and is to pay for the treatment cost.
