PANJIM: In view of the sudden surge of Covid cases in different countries, Indian Medical Association (IMA) has appealed to the government to upscale the preparedness for any such situation as seen in 2021 by issuing necessary instructions to the concerned Ministries and Departments to make available the emergency medicines, oxygen supply and ambulance services.
The IMA has alerted and appealed to the public to follow Covid appropriate behaviour with immediate effect. As per the available reports, nearly 5.37 lakh new cases have been reported in last 24 hours from major countries like USA, Japan, South Korea, France and Brazil. India has reported 145 new cases in last 24 hours out of which four cases are the new China variant -BF.7.
The IMA feels that with the robust infrastructure in public as well as in private sector, dedicated medical manpower, pro-active leadership support from the government and availability of sufficient medicines and vaccines, India will be able to manage any eventualities as done in the past. IMA has issued advisory to its state and local branches to take necessary preparatory steps in case of Covid outbreak in their areas. IMA also appeals its entire members to work proactively as done in the past to combat the outbreak.
