Sonowal asks DCs to monitor availability of oxygen

Guwahati, Apr 23 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal Friday asked deputy commissioners of seven districts
to constantly monitor the availability of oxygen in their
respective areas and ensure safety and speed in rolling out
the third phase of vaccination drive from May 1, officials
said.
Sonowal held two review meetings at Nagaon and Jorhat
and directed the deputy commissioners to generate awareness
regarding vaccination and tests among the people.
He reviewed the health infrastructures in Nagaon,
Morigaon, Hojai, Jorhat, Golaghat, Charaideo and Sivasagar and
directed that adequate steps be taken to ensure safety of
people as there will be a large turnout during the third phase
of vaccination starting on May 1, they said.
    He asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) to constantly
monitor the availability of medical oxygen in view of the
surge in coronavirus cases.
He asked the DCs to finalise a broad roadmap and
identify the areas where there are more infected people to
organise testing as well as vaccination drives in their
respective districts.
Sonowal also stressed on home isolation of the COVID
positive cases and maintain a constant surveillance on them to
determine the need of immediate medical attemtion.
In view of the mutation of the virus and
susceptibility to it, people should adhere to COVID-19
appropriate behaviour, he added.
He asked the officials to take the help of all stake
holders involved in fighting against the pandemic including
popular personalities to generate awareness among the public.
He also asked the DCs and the joint directors of the
health department to take adequate steps for testing
facilities for the truck drivers from other states coming to
their districts, the officials said.
Sonowal reviewed the steps taken by the food, civil
supplies and consumer affairs department to ensure adequate
supply of essential commodities in the districts.
He asked the DCs to carry out inspections by authorised
functionaries to prevent any hoarding and check abnormal
price rise, the officials added. PTI DG KK
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