With a view to intensively review the steps being taken to manage Covid-19 pandemic at the district level, the State government has assigned a senior administrative officer along with a senior officer from the health & family welfare (H&FW) department to each district.
Each team of officers would make visits to their assigned districts and interact with officials of district task force (DTF), civil society organisations (CSOs) and others to review and guide them in refining /improving Covid-19 management.
Considering the need to be prepared for any eventuality of a third wave, the government has also decided to continue increasing Covid testing, vaccination coverage and strengthening healthcare infrastructure in the districts.
According to DIPR, the decision to assign senior officers to make an intensive hands-on review of the Covid situation in all districts was taken to ensure that steps were taken to improve the overall management of pandemic throughout the State.
Meanwhile, an orientation programme for the assigned senior officers was held at the conference hall of Civil Secretariat at Kohima on Friday.
Speaking on the occasion, chief secretary J Alam encouraged the teams to take the help of NGOs, CSOs, faith-based organisations and village authorities in creating awareness among the general public.
He further mentioned the need for the teams to make an intensive study and review all aspects in greater detail so as to effectively deal with the Covid-19 situation and, most importantly, to ensure that the State improved its preparedness in the event of a third wave. This was stated in a DIPR press release.