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| No scientific evidence to prove 3rd wave will impact children: Health Minister | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: Amid the threat of a probable advent of the third wave deadly Coronavirus in the form of Delta variant, the Union Health Ministry on Friday made it clear that there is no scientific evidence either from India or globally, to show that children get disproportionately infected with COVID-19 including delta variant.
“Children, if infected, generally remain asymptomatic or exhibit mild symptoms and do not get the severe disease”, the newly appointed Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated in a written statement, laid on the table of the Lok Sabha.
However, Union Health Ministry has issued specific guidelines and has advised states and Union Territories (UTs) to upgrade health infrastructure concerning paediatric cases management.
The ministry monitors the trajectory of COVID-19 in the country as per the details provided by the states and UTs. The public health approach and clinical management protocol for the Delta variant remain the same.
“Multiple waves have been noticed across the world during pandemics including the COVID-19 pandemic. The wave may occur either due to mutations in the virus or due to the available pool of susceptible population, which in turn is also dependent on various pharmaceutical and non- pharmaceutical interventions for the management of the pandemic”, the Minister stated.
With the intent to reduce the risk of cross-infection to non-COVID patients as well as to maintain continuity of non-COVID essential health services in the country, a three-tier arrangement of dedicated COVID-19 health facilities.
COVID Care Center (CCC), Dedicated COVID Health Centre (DCHC), and Dedicated COVID Hospital (DCH)] have been implemented in the country.
The government of India, to supplement the hospital facilities have roped in tertiary care hospitals under ESIC, Defence, Railways, paramilitary forces, Steel Ministry, etc.
Further, many large temporary treatment facilities were established by DRDO to manage a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. |
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