New Delhi: In an attempt to contain the abnormal increase of Covid-19 cases in Delhi, a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah has decided to redraw containment zones, ensure strict monitoring and control activities in these zones for contact tracing and quarantining of contacts of all infected persons, with the use of Aarogya Setu and Itihas App.
The meeting has also decided to conduct a serological survey in Delhi from June 27 to July 10 involving sample testing of 20,000 persons.
The meeting decided to list and monitor each household even outside containment zones, which will help in getting comprehensive information about Delhi.
The report on containment strategy of COVID-19 in Delhi prepared by Dr VK Paul Committee was discussed in the meeting.
Under the directions of the Home Minister Amit Shah, a committee was constituted on June 14 under the Chairmanship of Dr Vinod Paul to submit a report on containment strategy on COVID-19 for Delhi.
The meeting was attended by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan, Lt Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and several others.
In the meeting, it was decided that the COVID-19 positive cases will be kept in hospitals, Covid care centres or home isolation.
Proper functioning of Covid care centres and taking the help of voluntary organizations/NGOs in this regard was also discussed in the meeting, officials said.
As per the plan proposed by Dr VK Paul every district in Delhi will be linked to a major hospital, which will provide adequate help.
The proposed report also includes a timeline for all of the above-mentioned activities based on which the Delhi Government will finalize a plan by June 22. The government will constitute district level teams by June 23. It will issue revised demarcation of all containment zones by June 26.
The Union Home Minister also directed the Delhi Government to conduct an assessment in respect of every dead individual as regards how many days before death the person was brought to hospital and from where.
A special focus has to be given about whether the person was in home isolation and whether the person was brought to hospital at the right time or not. Every death has to be reported to the Government of India.
The Home Minister also said that all COVID-19 positive cases should be first referred to Covid centres and those who have adequate facilities at home and do not suffer from other co-morbidities can be allowed to stay in home isolation. The Government of India shall also be informed of the number of people kept in home isolation.
Home Minister Shah also advised that Delhi government officials should take technical help for the revised demarcation of containment zones.
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