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COVID Mode On: India Carries Out Nationwide Drills to Test Hospital Readiness

© ARUN SANKARA woman walks past a billboard with an Covid-19 coronavirus awareness message at Anna International Airport in Chennai on December 22, 2022.
A woman walks past a billboard with an Covid-19 coronavirus awareness message at Anna International Airport in Chennai on December 22, 2022. - Sputnik India, 1920, 27.12.2022
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Indian health officials announced last week that some COVID-19 restrictions would be reinstated in the country in the wake of a spike in the virus in neighboring China and globally.
As the new variant of COVID continues to spread globally, India on Tuesday conducted drills nationwide to check whether the country's health facilities are ready to deal with a possible spike.
As part of the assessments, India's health minister Mansukh Mandaviya visited Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital in the morning.

“To ensure there isn’t a COVID surge in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked us to be careful. The government is also preparing, in case instances of COVID increase. Today drills are being conducted across COVID hospitals in the country to make sure people get proper treatment,” Mandaviya told reporters.

The drills were conducted in accordance with the advisory issued by the federal government on Monday.

What Are Drills Designed For?

The drills are taking place to assess the state's capacity to deal with COVID patients, including the availability of health facilities in all districts and the number of isolation beds, oxygen-supported beds, ICU (intensive care unit) beds and ventilator-supported beds hospitals are ready to provide.

Apart from this, the focus is also on how many healthcare professionals there are trained in COVID management and healthcare professionals skilled in ventilator management and operation of medical oxygen plants.

Health ministers of all states are taking part in the initiative.
A faithful wearing a mask arrives at a church in Guwahati, India, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. - Sputnik India, 1920, 23.12.2022
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