To an extent, Ernakulam succeeded in containing Covid-19 unfold: Minister P Rajeeve

By Express News Service
KOCHI: In Ernakulam district, the well being division has succeeded in containing the unfold of Covid to a sure extent, Industries Minister P Rajeeve stated right here on Sunday.

​Speaking after a overview assembly to evaluate the Covid state of affairs in Ernakulam, the minister stated there is just one panchayat left within the district which has a take a look at positivity fee above 50%.

“In that particular panchayat, the facility to conduct mobile Covid testing will be launched. Lockdown has helped bring down the TPR in most of the local bodies in the district. Lockdown and stringent measures will be continued in all panchayats which have a TPR above 25 %. Before lockdown, the situation in the district was alarming with the TPR increasing to 35%. Now, we have succeeded in bringing down the TPR to 24%. We aim to bring it down further to 10%,” he stated.

Rajeeve stated the mixed effort of all departments has helped hold the mortality fee low within the district.

“The current death rate is 0.2 % in Ernakulam. In most of the panchayats, primary health centres and Covid First-line Treatment Centres are ready. An adequate number of oxygen beds, ventilator beds and ICUs have been arranged to meet any emergency,” stated Rajeeve.

“The Covid control rooms are also functioning effectively. The district administration has succeeded in executing the Covid precautionary measures,” he stated. The minister, who represents the Kalamassery constituency, chaired the overview assembly held on the Covid-19 struggle room arrange on the Integrated Control and Command Centre in Kochi Metro’s JLN Stadium station.

A busy day for industries minister

Kochi: Sunday was a busy day for Minister for Industries P Rajeeve. On his first go to to Ernakulam after swearing in because the minister, the CPM chief began the day by visiting his native place, Annamanada, Thrissur. He met his mom, who’s at his ancestral Punnadath House. After spending almost half an hour at his house, Rajeeve got here again to Kochi.

After holding a quick assembly with LDF leaders on the CPM space committee workplace in Kalamssery, Rajeev visited Government Medical College Hospital, Kalamssery, for a operate handy oveygen concentrators donated by Hindalco utilizing its CSR funds. 

The concentrators had been imported from abroad. He additionally inaugurated the fast antigen testing centre at Kalamassery Municipality. Before attending the Covid overview assembly, Rajeeve additionally visited author  M Ok Sanu and M Leelavathy. He left for the capital metropolis by night.