- Today, more than one lakh beds are available in government as well as private hospitals across the state to treat COVID-19 patients: Patel
- Two foreign-return persons, including a woman, found positive for coronavirus on Thursday in Bhavnagar and Rajkot
- On Friday, a mock drill will be held across the state to check if oxygen plants at various hospitals are in proper condition and whether they can be put to use on an urgent basis if the need arises
- All religious organisations have urged the public to strictly follow all COVID protocols by wearing masks and social distancing norms to protect themselves.
NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, DEC 22
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting in New Delhi to control COVID, Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel on Thursday said the COVID-19 situation in the state was under control and there was no active case of the BF.7 sub-variant of Omicron, which is believed to be driving the surge in cases in China.
ચૂંટણીનો એક વાયદો પૂર્ણ…#ભરોસાની_ભાજપ_સરકાર pic.twitter.com/s3PQ017rGk
— Rushikesh Patel (मोदी का परिवार) (@irushikeshpatel) December 22, 2022
At least three persons in the state were found infected with this sub-variant in the recent past but they have recovered in home isolation, Patel, who is also the spokesperson of the state government, told reporters in Gandhinagar after a cabinet meeting.
ગુજરાત સરકારના વિવિઘ મહત્વપૂર્ણ નિર્ણયો..#CabinetDecision #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/rlMVqLibZm
— Rushikesh Patel (मोदी का परिवार) (@irushikeshpatel) December 22, 2022
“Cases related to BF.7 infections are emerging in China, Japan and the United States of America. But BF.7 cases are rare in India and Gujarat. All the three persons found infected with this sub-variant in the past have recovered in home isolation. Thanks to our proactive vaccination drive, coronavirus is under control in Gujarat,” Patel said.
You are an inspiration 👏🏻
Keep up your great work for the service of the nation🙏🏼 https://t.co/DmvihOFBcf
— Rushikesh Patel (मोदी का परिवार) (@irushikeshpatel) December 22, 2022
A separate review meeting of health officials of various districts was also convened after the cabinet meeting through video conference and they were given necessary instructions to deal with any situation, an official release said.
Live: Press Conference https://t.co/Sd33EIgIBU
— Rushikesh Patel (मोदी का परिवार) (@irushikeshpatel) December 22, 2022
The state government had, on Wednesday, said three elderly persons, comprising two from Ahmedabad and one from Vadodara, were found infected with BF.7 in July, September and November, and all of them recovered in home isolation.
શ્રી બોયાસણવાસી અક્ષરપુરુષોત્તમ સ્વામિનારાયણ સંસ્થાના (BAPS) વડા મહંત સ્વામી મહારાજના પ્રમુખ સ્વામી નગર ખાતે આશીર્વાદ મેળવ્યા. pic.twitter.com/LRQewBbgG5
— Rushikesh Patel (मोदी का परिवार) (@irushikeshpatel) December 22, 2022
“Today, more than one lakh beds are available in government as well as private hospitals across the state to treat COVID-19 patients. It includes 15,000 ICU and 9,700 ventilator beds. In view of the present situation, I urge people to voluntarily follow COVID-appropriate behaviour,” said Patel.
મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલની અધ્યક્ષતામાં આજે યોજાયેલ મંત્રીમંડળની કેબિનેટ બેઠકમાં કોરોના નિયંત્રણ માટે સુસજ્જતા ઉપરાંત 100 દિવસના લક્ષ્યાંક સાથે ઉદ્યોગ, કૃષિ, સહકારી ક્ષેત્ર, આરોગ્ય, પ્રવાસન તથા જનસુખાકારીને સ્પર્શતા મુદ્દાઓ પર ચર્ચા કરી મહત્વપૂર્ણ નિર્ણયો લેવામાં આવ્યા હતા pic.twitter.com/h61o5FmKgR
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) December 22, 2022
“Though Gujarat currently has only 23 active cases, the state administration has been working on a pro-active mode and started preparations in view of the present situation,” he added.
"શિક્ષણ સાથે પર્યાવરણનું જતન"
વડોદરાના જલાલપુર ગ્રામ સ્વરાજ ઉત્તર બુનિયાદી વિદ્યાલય ખાતે પ્રકૃતિના જતન તેમજ વિદ્યાર્થીઓમાં પ્રકૃતિ પ્રેમની ભાવના કેળવવાના હેતુ સાથે આચાર્યશ્રીના માર્ગદર્શન હેઠળ 525 જેટલી કેસર આંબાની કલમોનું વાવેતર કરી તેમનો ઉછેર કરવામાં આવ્યો. pic.twitter.com/uLMEFvzXpV
— Rushikesh Patel (मोदी का परिवार) (@irushikeshpatel) December 22, 2022
On Friday, a mock drill will be held across the state to check if oxygen plants at various hospitals are in proper condition and whether they can be put to use on an urgent basis if the need arises, the minister said.
Meanwhile, officials in Bhavnagar and Rajkot have announced that two foreign-return persons, including a woman, were found positive for coronavirus on Thursday and their samples were sent to Gandhinagar for genome sequencing to find out the variant.
A 34-year-old man in Bhavnagar was found positive for coronavirus a day after his return from China, said R K Sinha, medical officer of Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation.
“He has been given treatment under home isolation. His samples have been sent to Gandhinagar for genome sequencing, which will give us the exact idea about the sub-variant,” said Sinha.
In Rajkot, a woman, who had taken all the three doses of vaccines, was found infected with COVID-19 on Wednesday upon her return from Australia.
“Her sample has been sent for genome sequencing. She reached Rajkot from Australia via Delhi a few days back. She and her entire family are fully vaccinated,” said Rajkot Deputy Municipal Commissioner Ashish Kumar.
With the Christmas and New Year celebrations around in Gujarat and the ongoing Pramukh Swami Maharaj Shatabdi Mahotsav in Ahmedabad, all religious organisations have urged the public to strictly follow all COVID protocols by wearing masks and social distancing norms to protect themselves.
