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War Against COVID 19

PREPARATION OF THE COUNTRY IN
ORDER TO COMPETE WITH COVID

There are currently 18 lakh isolation beds in the
country. I have a request that all efforts to
There are 5 lakh oxygen beds .There are a total of create rumours, confusion and fear
1,40,000 ICU beds. should be avoided. Together all of
If ICU and non-ICU beds are included, there are us countrymen have run the world's
90,000 beds dedicated to children. largest vaccination campaign so
There are already over 3000 PSA oxygen plants in
operation across the country. far. In the times to come, we have to
Across the country, 4 lakh oxygen cylinders have accelerate and expand this further.
been distributed. It is the efforts of all of us that will
States are receiving assistance in preparing buffer strengthen the country in this fight
doses of necessary medicines, as well as enough against Corona''
testing tools.

NASAL VACCINE - THE COUNTRY WILL SOON DEVELOP A - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister.
NASAL VACCINE AND THE WORLD'S FIRST DNA VACCINE.

CENTER'S MANTRA: STATES SHOULD ADOPT A 5 STEP STRATEGY TO DEAL WITH OMICRON

Impose night curfew, ban on gatherings, especially
in view of the upcoming festivals. Determine the TWO VACCINES AND ONE DRUG OF COVID APPROVED
Containment and Buffer Zone as the case of Corona The road has been cleared for two more Covid
increases. vaccinations and a new medication to arrive. The
Special attention should be given to testing and 'Serum Institute of India' vaccine Covovax and
surveillance. According to the guidelines of ICMR and the Biological E vaccine 'Corbevax' have been
Ministry of Health, tests should be done. Number of licenced for emergency use by the Central Drugs
door to door case search and RTPCR tests should be Standard Control Organization. Additionally, the
increased. regulated use of Covid's pill 'Molnupiravir' in an
Focus should be on increasing beds, ambulances and emergency has been approved. This medication
health equipment in hospitals. A buffer stock of oxygen can be administered to people who are at a high
should be created. Stock up on medicines for 30 days. risk of contracting the condition. According
Continuous information should be given so that rumors to Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, the
do not spread, states should hold daily press briefings. Covovax vaccine would be manufactured in India.
States should focus on 100% vaccination. Door to door Meanwhile, the Center has emphasised that for
campaign should be conducted to ensure that both the third dose, senior adults over the age of 60 do
doses are given to all adults. not need to provide a doctor's certificate.

single dose of the vaccine has been administered achieve 100% immunisation under the motto
to almost 90% of the adult population. "Vaccination achieved, safety assured." As part
Many states, particularly those with significant of this initiative, a door-to-door 'Har Ghar Dastak'
tourism potential, such as Goa, Uttarakhand, and vaccination campaign was carried out to mobilise
Himachal Pradesh, have attained the goal of and vaccinate people, which was successful in
100% single shot immunisation. Simultaneously, motivating people to take the Kovid-19 vaccine
Himachal Pradesh has become the first state and thereby increasing vaccine coverage. The
in the country to vaccinate 100% of the eligible outcomes have been encouraging. Every effort
population. has been made for everyone, including jawans,
farmers, the elderly, and the differently abled,
VACCINATION GAINED TRACTION AS A RESULT OF THE as part of this campaign, to ensure that the
'HAR GHAR DASTAK' CAMPAIGN. eligible population receives a complete COVID-19
The government is working quickly to vaccination protection.
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