People try to shut the gap with sandbags in order to stop the flow of the sea water, after heavy rain in Kochi
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As the low-pressure area in the south-eastern Arabian Sea intensified into a severe depression on Friday, heavy rains lashed many parts of Kerala and huge tidal waves started hitting low-lying coastal areas.
Anticipating massive tidal flooding, the authorities have started shifting to safety people living in the low- lying seaside regions of the southern part of the state.
In some coastal pockets, tidal waves entered the seaside areas, exposing coastal villages to high tides and flooding.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 14 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that the state has put in place all precautionary measures to face any calamity arising out of the cyclonic storm Tauktae.
Anticipating massive tidal flooding, the authorities have started shifting to safety people living in the low- lying seaside regions of the southern part of the state. In some coastal pockets, tidal waves entered the seaside areas, exposing coastal villages to high tides and flooding.
Incident response system to monitor oxygen supply on cards
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For effective handling of emergency situations at hospitals treating COVID-19 patients
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For effective handling of emergency situations at hospitals treating COVID-19 patients
An incident response system exclusively to monitor supply of oxygen is on the cards in all districts to effectively handle emergency situations at various government and private hospitals treating COVID-19 patients.
The model adopted by the Kozhikode district administration as part of its 18-point COVID-19 Surge Management Plan will be considered for implementation in the first phase.
Under the supervision of the District Disaster Management Authorities, district-level oxygen availability assurance teams or district oxygen war rooms will be set up to manage critical situations. The war rooms will be in touch with nodal officers at hospitals to stay updated on oxygen availability.
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It further stated that the main focus of the Health Care System at this juncture is management of Covid-19 positive cases and majority of the resources at present of the Health Care System have been diverted to Covid-19 Management.
As per the order, “All elective/routine surgeries shall be deferred in Government as well as Private Health Institutions in the Division; unless there are pressing medical reasons and the benefits of such procedure outweigh the risk related to Covid-19 situation and its fallout. However, the emergency services, critical care required for Comorbid patients, Dialysis patients, once surgeries and MCH services shall continue as usual.”