Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, who is overall in-charge of coronavirus control efforts in Kashmir, Monday inspected various Covid-19 screening centres to take stock of arrangements put in place at these facilities for detection of suspected cases.
The Advisor visited Zig, Jawahar Tunnel, Toll Post LowerMunda and Emergency Hospital Qazigund to take first-hand assessment ofarrangements for screening of passengers and travellers arriving Kashmirvalley.
District Development Commissioner Anantnag, Bashir AhmadDar, District Development Commissioner Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat, ADDCAnantnag, Khwaja Nazir Ahmad, SSP Kulgam, Gurinder Pal Sing, CMOs of both thedistricts and other concerned accompanied the Advisor.
The Advisor directed the concerned to ensure 100 percentscreening of all the passengers and travellers to check the spread of novelcoronavirus. He said that two more screening centres shall be established atthe Toll Post to ensure hassle-free screening of the passengers.
He also directed for ensuring smooth movement of variousvehicles including the contract carriers, trucks and other essential supplycarriers through designated screening centres.
The Advisor was informed that in Anantnag isolation beds arebeing provided in GMC Anantnag, quarantine facilities have been made at PHCVerinag, SDH Dooru, Emergency Hospital Qazigund, SDH Kokernag, PHC Aakora, PHCSallar, PHC Adlash, PHC Pahalgam, NTPHC Veeri, and SDH Bijbehara besides atfive JKTDC Huts at Pahalgam.
It was given out that 1000-bedded facility will be madeavailable at various GDCs and Eqlaviya Model School at Salia.
The Advisor was also informed that District AdministrationAnantnag has put 50 students who arrived from Bangladesh in quarantine atPahalgam after screening under medical surveillance as a precautionary measure.
Khan directed both the DDCs to involve PRIs to educate thepublic regarding the measures to prevent spread of Covid–19. He soughtcooperation from the general public to tackle the situation and to preventspread of the infection. He also appealed the people to strictly adhere togovernment advisories.