Meanwhile, the BMC has decided that unlike in the first and second waves where positivity was the benchmark for the imposition of lockdown or restrictions, in the third wave further restrictions will be imposed only if there is a high rate of hospitalization and huge surge burden. use of oxygen.
“Ninety-nine percent of patients admitted to oxygen beds in 186 hospitals in Mumbai are not vaccinated. Otherwise, till now we have seen that vaccinated people are not reaching the ICU. We have 21 lakh vaccine stocks available. The current barrier to ensuring vaccination of the entire adult population is the required 84 days gap between two doses. Even today, our vaccination percentage is the best in India,” Chahal said in a TV interview. He said that people should not think about this omicron It is different to the flu in that it can certainly move an infected person to the ICU if not vaccinated.
The BMC has given both doses to over one crore people in Mumbai, while close to 90 lakh have received one vaccine shot.
Chahal also reiterated that further restrictions will be imposed in the third wave only if there is a burden of hospitalization and oxygen use increases rapidly. On Covid-related deaths, Chahal said he is under control with 19 deaths in the last 16 days.
“Even though there are one lakh active cases in Mumbai till date, only 10 tonnes of oxygen is being used. During the second wave, oxygen generation by BMC was zero but this time we have 400 tonnes of oxygen storage and 200 tonnes of our own manufacturing, out of which only 10 tonnes are being used. Restrictions will be considered only when there is pressure (on healthcare). But today 84% hospital beds are vacant and yesterday (January 6) out of 20,000 cases reported in Mumbai, only 102 persons were put on oxygen beds as a precautionary measure.”
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