Lok Sabha Question No. 952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Preparation against COVID-19 Pandemic
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Bhola Singh, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Jayanta Kumar Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 952 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## PREPARATION AGAINST COVID - 19 PANDEMIC

## 952. SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

DR.JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

DR.SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  was  well  prepared  against the  pandemic COVID - 19,  if  so,  the important steps being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government has set up several new hospitals/medical institutions for tackling the COVID- 19,and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of PPE kits purchased and distributed for medical staff by the Ministry so far in this regard;
- (d) the details of Corona testing labs, State/UTwise;
- (e) the details of Government/Private Hospitals providing treatment to the Corona patients, State /UT wise;and
- (f)  the  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government in  this  regard  during  the  COVID - 19 pandemic in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)& (f) : Government ofIndia has taken a series of actions to prevent, control and mitigate the impact of COVID - 19 . India followed a whole of Government and whole of society approach. Hon'ble Prime Minister, a High level Group of Ministers (GoM), Cabinet Secretary, Committee of Secretaries and senior officers in MoHFW continue to monitor public health response to COVID - 19 in the country.

The  public  health  actions  were  taken  in  a  pre -emptive,  pro - active,  graded  manner based on the evolving scenario. A number of travel advisories were issued restricting inflow of international travelers, till such time, commercial flights were suspended on 23 rd March, 2020. Till then, a total of 14,154 flights with 15,24,266 passengers have been scre these  airports.  Screening  was  also  done  a t  12  major  and  65  minor  ports  and  land  border crossings.  In  the  initial  part  of  the  pandemic,  India  evacuated  a  large  number  of passengers  from  then  COVID  affected  countries  (China,  Italy,  Iran,  Japan,  Malaysia) again in the un - lockdown phase, a total of 13,18,891 passengers have been brought back (as on 14 th September, 2020) and followed up.

Integrated  Disease  Surveillance  Programme  (IDSP)  is  conducting  contact  traci through community surveillance. In the earlier part of the pandemic, this w as done for travel related  cases  and  subsequently  for  cases  being  reported  from  community  as  a  part containment strategy. As on 14 th September 2020, a total of about 40 lakh persons have been kept under surveillance. There are 726 laboratories conductin g COVID - 19 Testing. India is testing is about 1 million samples a day. A total of 5.8 crore samples have been test (as on 14 th September 2020).

Guidelines on Clinical management of COVID - 19  have  been  issued  and  are  being updated regularly.

States are being supported in terms of supply of logistics. So far 3.44 crore - 95 masks,  10.84  crore  tablets  of  Hydroxychloroquine  and  30,663  ventilators  and  1,02, oxygen cylinders have been supplied to States/UTs/ Central Government hospitals so fa (as on 14 th September, 2020).

Various  cadres  of  personnel  and  volunteers  across  sectors  and  departments COVID related works and maintenance of other essential medical services have been work out,  trained  through  resources  made  available  on  the  websit e  of  MoHFW , iGOT  (online platform) by DOPT ( https://igot.gov.in/igot/ ).

MoHFW website is being daily to provide general public with information on curre status  of  COVID - 19  spread  in  India.  Communication  material is so  being  hosted  on MoHFW website and through social media. A dedicated call centre / helpline (1075) has b started to guide community at large which are being used by the citizens very effectiv on a regular basis.

More than 30 vaccine candi dates have been supported which are in different stages of development, 3 candidates are in advanced stage of Phase I/II/III trials and more than advanced pre -clinical development stage. A National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID - 19 has been constituted on 7th August, 2020, under NITI Ayog. Thirteen  clinical  trials  of  repurposed  drugs  have  been  undertaken  to  build  a  portf therapeutic options for Covid - 19 patients.

(b): For appropriate management of COVID - 19 cases, a three ti r arrangement of health facilities [(i) COVID Care Center with isolation beds for mild or pre - symptomatic cases; (ii) Dedicated COVID Health Centre (DCHC) with oxygen supported isolation beds for moderate cases and (iii) Dedicated COVID Hospital (DCH) wit h ICU beds for severe cases] has been implemented.  Tertiary  care  hospitals  under  ESIC,  Defence,  Railways,  paramilitary  for Steel Ministry etc. have been leveraged for case management. In addition, Defence Rese and  Development  Organisation  (DRDO)  ha s  set  up  large  field  hospitals  with  capacities ranging from 1000 to 10,000 isolation beds.

(c): Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has placed total orders 1.92 crore Personal Protective Equipment Kits (PPEs). As on 14 th September, 2020 a total of 1.21 Crore PPEs have been distributed to States/UTs. In addition 19.5 lakh PPEs have provided to Central Government Hospitals/Institutions.

## (d): State/UT wise details of number COVID - 19 laboratories are at Annexure I .

(e) : State/UT  wise  details  of  number  Dedicated  COVID  Hospitals,  Dedicated  COVID Health Centers and COVID Care Centers ( Government / private ) are at Annexure II .

## (f): Replied in answer to Question (a)

| Annexure - I   | Annexure - I                            | Annexure - I                        |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S. No.         | Number of Laboratories - Name of States | State - wise Number of laboratories |
| 1              | Andaman And Nicobar Islands             | 20                                  |
| 2              | Andhra Pradesh                          | 219                                 |
| 3              | Arunachal Pradesh                       | 127                                 |
| 4              | Assam                                   | 233                                 |
| 5              | Bihar                                   | 251                                 |
| 6              | Chandigarh                              | 11                                  |
| 7              | Chhattisgarh                            | 185                                 |
| 8              | Dadra And Nagar Haveli                  | 6                                   |
| 9              | Daman And Diu                           | 10                                  |
| 10             | Delhi                                   | 183                                 |
| 11             | Goa                                     | 18                                  |
| 12             | Gujarat                                 | 529                                 |
| 13             | Haryana                                 | 179                                 |
| 14             | Himachal Pradesh                        | 92                                  |
| 15             | Jammu And Kashmir                       | 128                                 |
| 16             | Jharkhand                               | 162                                 |
| 17             | Karnataka                               | 867                                 |
| 18             | Kerala                                  | 161                                 |
| 19             | Ladakh                                  | 13                                  |
| 20             | Lakshadweep                             | 7                                   |
| 21             | Madhya Pradesh                          | 362                                 |
| 22             | Maharashtra                             | 539                                 |
| 23             | Manipur                                 | 91                                  |
| 24             | Meghalaya                               | 81                                  |
| 25             | Mizoram                                 | 51                                  |
| 26             | Nagaland                                | 70                                  |
| 27             | Odisha                                  | 213                                 |
| 28             | Puducherry                              | 31                                  |
| 29             | Punjab                                  | 171                                 |
| 30             | Rajasthan                               | 216                                 |
| 31             | Sikkim                                  | 23                                  |
| 32             | Tamil Nadu                              | 362                                 |
| 33             | Telangana                               | 228                                 |
| 34             | Tripura                                 | 72                                  |
| 35             | Uttar Pradesh                           | 582                                 |
| 36             | Uttarakhand                             | 94                                  |
| 37             | West Bengal                             | 235                                 |

| #     | State / UT Name             |   No of Facility |
|-------|-----------------------------|------------------|
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                2 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh              |               28 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh           |                4 |
| 4     | Assam                       |               31 |
| 5     | Bihar                       |                5 |
| 6     | Chandigarh                  |                2 |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                |               11 |
| 8     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        |                1 |
| 9     | Daman & Diu                 |                2 |
| 10    | Delhi                       |              130 |
| 11    | Goa                         |                3 |
| 12    | Gujarat                     |              292 |
| 13    | Haryana                     |               48 |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh            |                6 |
| 15    | Jammu and Kashmir           |               10 |
| 16    | Jharkhand                   |               21 |
| 17    | Karnataka                   |               61 |
| 18    | Kerala                      |               33 |
| 19    | Ladakh                      |                3 |
| 20    | Lakshadweep                 |                1 |
| 21    | Madhya Pradesh              |               31 |
| 22    | Maharashtra                 |              536 |
| 23    | Manipur                     |                2 |
| 24    | Meghalaya                   |                7 |
| 25    | Mizoram                     |                1 |
| 26    | Nagaland                    |               12 |
| 27    | Odisha                      |               35 |
| 28    | Puducherry                  |                3 |
| 29    | Punjab                      |              100 |
| 30    | Rajasthan                   |               59 |
| 31    | Sikkim                      |                1 |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu                  |               54 |
| 33    | Telangana                   |               43 |
| 34    | Tripura                     |                1 |
| 35    | Uttar Pradesh               |              162 |
| 36    | Uttarakhand                 |                5 |
| 37    | West Bengal                 |               82 |
| Total | Total                       |             1828 |

| S. No.   | State / UT Name             |   No of Facility |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                5 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              |              144 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           |               32 |
| 4        | Assam                       |              139 |
| 5        | Bihar                       |               93 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  |                6 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                |               39 |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        |                1 |
| 9        | Daman & Diu                 |                2 |
| 10       | Delhi                       |                4 |
| 11       | Goa                         |               26 |
| 12       | Gujarat                     |              100 |
| 13       | Haryana                     |              213 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh            |               11 |
| 15       | Jammu and Kashmir           |               39 |
| 16       | Jharkhand                   |               61 |
| 17       | Karnataka                   |              873 |
| 18       | Kerala                      |              209 |
| 19       | Ladakh                      |                0 |
| 20       | Lakshadweep                 |                5 |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh              |              141 |
| 22       | Maharashtra                 |              841 |
| 23       | Manipur                     |               16 |
| 24       | Meghalaya                   |               24 |
| 25       | Mizoram                     |               15 |
| 26       | Nagaland                    |                1 |
| 27       | Odisha                      |               22 |
| 28       | Puducherry                  |                8 |
| 29       | Punjab                      |              104 |
| 30       | Rajasthan                   |               72 |
| 31       | Sikkim                      |                3 |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu                  |              511 |
| 33       | Telangana                   |                8 |
| 34       | Tripura                     |                5 |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh               |              113 |
| 36       | Uttarakhand                 |               12 |
| 37       | West Bengal                 |              134 |
| Total    | Total                       |             4032 |

| S. No.   | State / UT Name             |   No of Facility |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |               16 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              |              401 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           |               68 |
| 4        | Assam                       |              241 |
| 5        | Bihar                       |              259 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  |               13 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                |              178 |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        |                3 |
| 9        | Daman & Diu                 |                3 |
| 10       | Delhi                       |               28 |
| 11       | Goa                         |               16 |
| 12       | Gujarat                     |              321 |
| 13       | Haryana                     |              537 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh            |               49 |
| 15       | Jammu and Kashmir           |              248 |
| 16       | Jharkhand                   |              196 |
| 17       | Karnataka                   |              904 |
| 18       | Kerala                      |               89 |
| 19       | Ladakh                      |                2 |
| 20       | Lakshadweep                 |                5 |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh              |              768 |
| 22       | Maharashtra                 |             1936 |
| 23       | Manipur                     |               20 |
| 24       | Meghalaya                   |               27 |
| 25       | Mizoram                     |               40 |
| 26       | Nagaland                    |                1 |
| 27       | Odisha                      |              189 |
| 28       | Puducherry                  |                6 |
| 29       | Punjab                      |               69 |
| 30       | Rajasthan                   |              286 |
| 31       | Sikkim                      |               10 |
| 32       | Tamil Nadu                  |              694 |
| 33       | Telangana                   |                5 |
| 34       | Tripura                     |               21 |
| 35       | Uttar Pradesh               |              482 |
| 36       | Uttarakhand                 |              417 |
| 37       | West Bengal                 |             1008 |
| Total    | Total                       |             9556 |