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| Are we equipped to handle Covid crisis? | | | The second wave of COVID-19 has sent the alarm bells ringing across the Jammu region. The consumption of oxygen cylinders has increased from 20 to 350 cylinders per day and the increase in the number of cases could lead to more and more oxygen cylinders being required to fight the pestilence.
When the first wave of COVID-19 struck Jammu last year chaos and confusion prevailed in most of the hospitals. Many patients lost their lives due to them not getting the treatment on time.
Oxygen plants in Jammu hospitals failed to cater to the high end ventilators as a result of which these life saving machines remained unused.
This time around people are hoping that the authorities would have learnt from their past mistakes and if the crisis like situation emerges it could be dealt with without getting panicked.
The experts have been warning that peak is yet to come and the pandemic is far from over. The Health Department in Jammu and Kashmir should take a cue from the places like New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore where people died due to oxygen shortage. If the appropriate measures are taken well in advance in Jammu such situation can be avoided.
The experts have already sounded an alert that coming days are going to be tough and any complacency can spell doom. People are being asked to follow the COVID-19 sops in letter and spirit and get vaccinated at the earliest. The only way to fight out the ongoing pandemic is to develop herd immunity.
The recent studies and researches have indicated that the COVID-19 is not going to end soon. It means that life cannot stop and it has to keep on moving. So the virus and life have to move on together. The Covid second wave has always created ripples. Now, it’s for us to respond. The authorities need to set up more Covid care centers and procure enough oxygen cylinders that can serve as a back up to help the critical patients. Jammu administration has issued a schedule for opening of markets in a staggered manner. The duration of night curfew has been increased. And other measures are being put in place to contain the virus. But the most important aspect that the authorities have to look into is are we well equipped to handle the crisis that may emerge? We need good crisis managers who can lead from the front. Not the ones who will sit in their offices and pass directions. |
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