Amit Shah holds talks with Delhi, Haryana, UP CMs to increase rapid antigen testing

New Delhi, July 03: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the meeting with Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi over COVID-19 situation highlighted on increasing testing using Rapid Antigen Test Kits to help reduce the infection transmission rate.

 

 

The Home Minister held a meeting with Chief Ministers of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for a unified strategy for COVID19 in the National Capital Region(NCR) on Thursday. He suggested that the adoption of more testing via Rapid Antigen Test Kits will help in reducing infection transmission rate below 10 percent as suggested by the World Health Organization. He added that nearly 90 percent of screening is possible through these kits. The kits can be provided by Government to Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments in numbers desired by them.

 

The Home Minister threw light "on the importance of the humanitarian perspective to save lives of the poor and the needy, said the focus should be on early hospitalization of patients so that the mortality rate can also be reduced. Shri Amit Shah also emphasized on the wide use of Arogya Setu and Itihas Apps to help COVID19 mapping in the NCR," the statement read.

 

The Union Home Minister added that the AIIMS Delhi Telemedicine consultation model being used in Delhi for COVID patients should be replicated in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana also. He even suggested that UP and Haryana can join AIIMS-Telemedicine COVID consultation through which patients can get advice by expert doctors. The training for doctors in small hospitals in UP and Haryana can be provided by AIIMS with the help of Tele-videography.

 

Dr. V.K Paul, Member NITI Ayog also gave a presentation on the strategy of tackling COVID19 in NCR. He provided details of best practices adopted in Delhi-NCR and the way ahead. Union Health Minister for and Family Welfare Dr. Harshvardhan, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and senior officials were also present at the meeting.