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itation of the hospital environ- in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) security of the community, it back of the IPC programme in
ment and frequently touched using a bundle-approach to said. Meticulous adherence to the state. States and UTs have
surfaces, with recommended prevent device-associated in- Infection Prevention and Con- been assured that the Minis-
disinfectants like one per cent fections such as ventilator as- trol while managing immuno- try of Health and Family Wel-
sodium hypochlorite or 70 per sociated pneumonia or cath- compromised patients such as fare will provide all necessary
cent alcohol, safe water and food eter-associated blood stream, COVID-19 patients on steroid assistance to implement the
to prevent water or food borne urinary infections etc. treatment, with co-morbidities, National Guidelines for Infec-
diseases in hospital settings and Infection Prevention and the letter underlined. tion Prevention and Control in
Biomedical waste management control practise in the clini- A State Nodal Officer Healthcare Facilities.
as per the CPCB guidelines. cal laboratories and those at- needs to be identified to mon- India’s response to the pan-
It also mentioned that in- tached to hospitals are very itor the implementation of in- demic has been awful. Now,
fection prevention and control crucial for the safety of labo- fection prevention and control the attack by a second infection
practices need to be enhanced ratory/hospital staff and health to provide evaluation and feed- may make the situation worse.

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