Vol. * XXXVI. No. 09 * KAVARATTI *WEDNESDAY * 23 JUNE 2021. Price Rs. 2. Hon'ble Administrator Collector and Chairman Shri Praful Patel District Disaster Manage- A COVID patient evacuating visited Lakshadweep and ment Authority Shri S. from Chetlat by Ambulance discussed various Asker Ali, IAS chairing a helicopter. developmental activities of meeting at Agatti Island. the territory. COVID 19 Situation in Hon'ble Administrator visited Lakshadweep Islands Lakshadweep 28th December, 2020, Collector said. Following the revised SOP, livelihood activities resumed in the islands. 945 tourists visited the islands in the five months since SOP was revised. Mechanized sailing vessels operated in the islands for 380 times. Consequently, construction activities A view from the COVID test at Kavaratti. started in the islands. Kavaratti : Due to the considering the genuine Flight operations were COVID 19 pandemic, requirement of the local also resumed. During this Lakshadweep islands population in terms of period, 35,170 people had highly restricted livelihood activities, came from mainland to Hon'ble Administrator Shri Praful Patel chairing a meeting conducted at movement of men and developmental islands majority of them Secretariat Conference Hall, Kavaratti. are local population and material from the mainland requirements of the local people in the to safeguard and protect considered, then 92,231 people travelled by to the islands and vice Administration and the islands also contributed its citizens from the Lakshadweep ships and HSC within versa from March prevailing MHA Guidelines significantly to the rise of pandemic. As a result of Administration has Lakshadweep islands, he to December 2020. during that time. As per COVID 19 cases in such continuous efforts, vaccinated 97.16% of its said. Livelihood activities such the revised protocol, the UT, he said. 80.78% of the eligible eligible citizens, which is First COVID19 as tourism, operation of anyone who desires to Meantime, the population is vaccinated the highest in the positive case in mechanized sailing come to the islands shall Government of India had as on 17th June, 2021. country, Collector said. vessels and fish collection carry a negative test Lakshadweep was provided 46,830 doses of In the last three At present, 399 th boats as well as report of RT-PCR obtained reported only on 18 COVISHIELD vaccine in months, also 9340 active cases are in construction activities 48 hours before the travel. January, 2021 at Kavaratti the month of January. people were affected Lakshadweep and 90% of th were not allowed during Thereafter, some people island. As on 5 April, During the holy month of by the corona virus them are asymptomatic. this phase, Collector and filed a petition to the Hon. 2021, Lakshadweep had Ramadan, when people and following the We have RT-PCR Testing Chairman, District High Court of Kerala only 31 active cases in the were hesitant to receive recommendations of Lab at Kavaratti and True- Disaster Management against the decision of the islands. In fact most of the vaccine during day time, Ministry of Health and NAT and RAT testing Authority said. Administration. However a cases in Lakshadweep the healthcare and frontline Family Welfare, their facilities in all the ten The Lakshadweep Division Bench of the High came up during second workers of Lakshadweep vaccinations were to be inhabited islands. Till date Administration decided to Court of the Kerala as wave (May) which was the Administration worked deferred by 3 months. If 1,63,660 COVID tests open up the economy with presided by the Chief case all throughout the during night time in order this fact is also (See page 2, col. 1) a revised Standard Justice upheld the SOP country and not Operating Protocol (SOP) as issued by the immediately after the International Yoga Day Observed Across which came into force Lakshadweep implementation of the w.e.f. 28th December, 2020 Administration w.e.f. revised SOP which was Lakshadweep notified in December, Kavaratti: The 7th 2020, Collector said. International Day of Ahead of the holy Yoga observed on 21st month of Ramadan, a across the islands of large number of islanders Lakshadweep. In view of visited Kerala for the COVID-19 pandemic, shopping, and Kerala was people observed Yoga one of the worst affected day in their respective states during the home by following Covid second wave, which protocol. In Kavaratti yoga day observed at Medical correspondingly led to a Directorate. Dr. Shashipal rise in the number of Dabas, Joint Secretary, cases in Lakshadweep. In (Health) Medical addition, the high Superintendent, Doctors transmission rate in and other staff performed second wave and yoga following social COVID vaccination at Kavaratti increased movement of distancing. A view from the Yoga Day celebration at Kavaratti. THE LAKSHADWEEP TIMES 23 June, 2021 Page 2 COVID-19 Management and Authority Shri S.Asker (From page 1, col.6) 68 ventilators in Ali, IAS has paid frequent were conducted in Lakshadweep at present. Vaccination in other islands visit here for giving strong Lakshadweep and testing The Government of India and appropriate direction per million is 2.33 million has sanctioned two The COVID 19 and advices to all which is the highest in the oxygen plants in Kavaratti management and concerned like the Team world. Out of the 45 and Agatti. Three more vaccination process of Disaster Management, deaths reported in the islands namely, Androth, islands, 40 people were monitored in all the island Health Care Worker, Front Amini and Minicoy are above 60 with serious by the Deputy Collectors, Line Workers and Police getting three oxygen comorbid conditions. Sub Divisional Officers and Personals and also he plants through CSR funds The Lakshadweep Medical Officers with the visited all FLTCs for giving offered by corporate Administration had firms in Gujarat and close co operation of direction to making established dedicated 30 Maharashtra, for which Panchayat functionaries required arrangements. and police of the bedded COVID hospital the works have already During Ramazan door to respective islands. at Kavaratti. This is in started. Thus in the five out door awareness campaign addition to the reserved In Chetlat two of ten inhabited islands, on vaccination has also beds which are being kept FLTC centres in general the process to install conducted under the for COVID patients in all and one COVID Isolation oxygen plants will be the hospitals/CHCs Centre (CIC) for family and chairmanship of Shri across the islands. Also, completed by July 2021. lactating mothers were T.Kassim DC HQ. Many 1267 beds are there in the Lakshadweep arranged. The Primary representatives from Front Line Treatment Administration is also Health Centre staffs were various Non Government Centers and 127 doctors getting prepared for the devided into five teams Organisations rentered are now available in all the third wave of pandemic if such as COVID testing, their service with Disaster ten inhabited islands. any that strikes in future Management Team to FLTC, ward wise field visit, There are 711 oxygen and for any increase in the CIC and Hospital control of Pendemic cylinders, 199 oxygen COVID19 cases in the admission. The cumilative Vaccination at Chetlat situation here. concentrators and islands, Collector said. cases till 23.06.2021 is almost double to The efforts and 203 and recovered the population. They also team work of all patients are 197. At succeeded in introducing concerned has augmented present only 8 active behavioural change in after first positive cases cases remains here. people with the help of has reported here on 5th of Two evacuations awareness programmes February 2021. The First made and one death and by enforcing strict Line Treatment Centre reported (a 84 year) laws as per COVID (FLTC) was arranged well old women with protocol. in advance at SB School comorbidities. The TPR is In Agatti the and Nursary School with always below 5%. The situation of Covid 19 the capacity of 45 and 18 medical team conducted pandemic decease beds accordingly. As on many public health tremendously handled today 14260 person awareness programmes since the decease cumulatively committed COVID test and vvaccination at Agatti and people responded affected here and now as for test and out this 537 very well. st on 21 June 2021 persons have affected They achieved become almost zero. positive. 528 cases 100% vaccination in all Several committees were discharged after categories. The total first constituted consisting underwent treatment. dose vaccination is 1905 with the officials from Death among positive vv and second dose is 660. Disaster Management, cases is only two patient It helped much in Medical and Police for the is being reported so far. preventing complications smooth coordination of The vaccination process in COVID patients. Break the Chain Covid 19 against Covid 19 is going The team have Pandemic under the in spiritual and targeted done cumilative 5126 control of Incident manner. A total of 814, COVID tests which is Commanders. 1318 and 3438 of age group above 60, 45 and 18 respectively have vaccinated first dose in a short period and 364 of above 60 and 329 of above 45 has taken second dose of vaccine beside COVID vaccination at Kalpeni Night Swabt esting at Chetlat the first and second dose of 212 Health Care Worker and 240 Front line Worker. As on 18th June 2021 total of 7256 person including 6130 first dose and 1126 second dose has received vaccine. The time to time meeting and training class on management of Covid situation and vaccination has organized under the chairmanship of FLTC at Kalpeni Island Incident Commanders and Deputy Collectors to In an interview with IAP and share their good Worker and Police Health Care Workers and many person who experience. Personals are apprecia- Front Line Workers. has discharged from The tireless and ted Shri K.Buzar Jamhar The Collector and FLTC after Treatment responsible work rentered Chairman District and quarantine period by all team like Health Deputy Collector and COVID test at Chetlat Disaster Management revealed their satisfaction Care Worker, Frond Line Incident Commander.