A VIRTUAL coordination meeting was held yesterday at the COVID-19 Command Centre of the Ministry of Health and Sports in Yangon to expand the community-based Covid-19 Diagnostic and Treatment Centre.
At the meeting, Union Minister for Health and Sports Dr Thet Khaing Win said that the current infection rate was fast and high.
“It is found that there is a high risk of infection and death by late referral while receiving home treatment at homes, especially for an elder person.
Preventive measures are also undertaken to provide medical treatment successfully. We are trying to vaccinate up to 70 per cent of the population under the guidance of the Chairman of the State Administrative Council.
Starting from July 2021, K50,000 will be provided as a monthly allowance for health workers who are fighting against the pandemic. Efforts are being made to appoint about 3,000 new public health supervisors.
It is necessary to systematically manage the availability of oxygen and calculate the need as closely as possible.
Covid-19 Medical Centre (Phaunggyi) will be provided with an oxygen plant that will produce oxygen for 200 cylinders per day. The medical centre in Phaunggyi will be able to accommodate more critically ill patients.
Two RTPCR test kits obtained during the visit of the Chairman of the State Administrative Council to Russia will be installed and used in Magway Region and Ayeyawady Region. As per the directives of the Chairman of the State Administrative Council, the safety of oxygen pipelines and the maintenance of ambulances must be checked regularly. It is also planned to provide more ambulances.
Community-based covid-19 diagnostic centres will be opened in Thanlyin, Mingaladon, Dagon Myothit (North) and Dagon Myothit (South) in Yangon Region.
Dagon Myothit (North) and Dagon Myothit (South) are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Health and Sports while Tatmadaw will take responsibility in Mingaladon townships.
With the expansion of community-based COVID-19 Testing and Care centres, hospitals may need to accept more emergency patients. Due to an increase in the number of patients, it has been allowed to accept patients in all private hospitals.
As six million Covid-19 vaccines have been shipped in recent days, efforts are being made to vaccinate the public as soon as possible," the Union Minister added.
Afterwards, Deputy Minister for Health and Sports Dr Aye Tun, Yangon Region Director of Public Health and Medical Care Department Dr Tun Min, professors, hospital superintendents and superintendents in charge of the Covid-19 treatment centres presented their actions and plans for the future.
MNA
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