Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has given directions to get sanitization done in every village of the state.
The Chief Minister was presiding over the meeting of Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Nodal Officers here on Thursday to review the plans for conducting home screening and general health screening in the villages.He said that 8000 teams have been formed to conduct door-to-door screening and health screening in rural areas of Haryana, out of which 1000 teams will start functioning in an active manner soon. He directed that within 10 days every person of every village should be screened and general health check-up done.Mr Khattar said that keeping in mind the increasing cases of COVID-19, arrangements have been made for the villages so that the infection can be controlled at the earliest. He said that refilling and home delivery of oxygen cylinders for COVID-19 patients who are in home isolation should be arranged on time. Patients, who have registered on the prescribed portal, should get the cylinder as soon as possible. For this, PCR facility should also be availed. He said that for the Home Isolation patients who do not have oxygen cylinders, the concerned Deputy Commissioner should ensure to arrange the cylinders at their level. Along with this, oxygen concentrators can also be used according to capacity.He said that 20 vehicles each have been given from the police department in every district while 5 mini roadways buses each have also been converted into ambulances. Therefore, no patient should have any problem related to transport.