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Four cities of Jaipur, Indore, Chennai and Bangalore, could serve as possible role models for other urban centers in the management of the Covid-19 pandemic, that India is trying to control as it moves to restart the economy.
In recent days, the Centre has organized a series of meetings between the different municipal bodies, to share their experiences in two major aspects of the Covid19 management: effective practices in the management of a very large number of positive cases and keep the mortality rates low, said officials aware of the evolution.
We identified the Jaipur Economic and metropolitan areas to innovate ways to address a high number of cases, and Chennai and Bangalore as examples of large cities that are able to keep their mortality rates low.
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Many Indian municipalities are facing challenges such as the smaller case-the doubling time, the more the confirmation of rates and mortality rates higher than the national average, while issues such as the perimeter control of containment zone, the mapping of the buffer zones and house-to-house surveillance require a more effective management. The slums and other high-density pockets in the interior of the municipalities that pose a higher risk in Covid-19 administration at the top of the urban centers.
Both Indore and Jaipur are aggressively conducting the house-to-house surveys and follow-up of contacts. While Indore has formed special patrolling teams to the by-lanes of Jaipur, has limited purchases or sellers of vegetables in the different localities in order to stop the potential super-market. As shops and milk booths to see a large number of footfalls during the day, the municipal workers and the local police are keeping a close eye on these places to ensure regular disinfection, and other measures.
Chennai and Bengaluru account for a considerable number of Covid cases, but have been able to maintain a mortality rate of around only 1%, much lower than the Indian national average of about 3%.
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A senior official said that the two cities of the south had led by example in the treatment of Covid-19 patients. “Both Chennai and Bangalore have optimized the use of ventilators and patient triage or assign the degree of urgency in the cases, while the handling of a large number of patients,” said the official, who requested anonymity .
“We have seen some of the cities where fans have been used irrationally. But the management of the patient in the southern states, particularly in the state of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, has been much better”, he added.
The strategy adopted by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation was also praised in the recent meetings. The city has established a network of private hospitals and the municipal authorities, for the clustering of health infrastructure.
The city is also working to make a portal to display online the availability of beds in different hospitals apart from GPS ambulance tracking in real-time.
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