The Centre will conduct facility-level mock drills on June 5 to check preparedness of hospitals to tackle Covid-19, as the number of active cases crossed 4,000 in the country, according to official sources in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
This comes after a series of technical review meetings were chaired by Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Sunita Sharma this week in the wake of the surge in Covid cases.
States have also been instructed to ensure availability of oxygen, isolation beds, ventilators, and essential medicines, sources said, adding that a mock drill assessing oxygen supply systems such as PSA plants.44 deaths have been reported in India.Central government hospitals in Delhi and representatives from all states and union territories (UTs) also participated in the meeting to evaluate the current Covid-19 situation and preparedness measures.
